{"id":27415,"date":"2026-10-17T09:33:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T09:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/?p=27415"},"modified":"2026-10-17T10:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T10:20:20","slug":"express-0-245-as-a-fraction-in-the-simplest-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oratrics.com\/blogs\/math-explorer-program\/express-0-245-as-a-fraction-in-the-simplest-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Express 0.245 as a Fraction in Simplest Form (49\/200): Step-by-Step Method"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27415\" class=\"elementor elementor-27415\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cc5172 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cc5172\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8254a22\" data-id=\"8254a22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1e049c\" data-id=\"b1e049c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db993e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db993e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Express 0.245 as a Fraction in Simplest Form (49\/200): Step-by-Step Method\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4975bbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4975bbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To express 0.245 as a fraction in the simplest form, write it as 245\/1000 and then divide the top and bottom by their highest common factor, which is 5. That gives 49\/200, and this fraction can&#8217;t be reduced any further. The whole method takes less than a minute once you know the steps, and it works for any decimal that ends after a few digits.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this guide, you&#8217;ll see the method step by step, two other ways to get the same answer, a quick way to check it, and the percent form of 0.245. There are also practice questions at the end, with answers, so you can try the method yourself.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Quick answer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 0.245 = 245\/1000 = <\/span><b>49\/200<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c553c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d9c553c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.oratrics.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Free Demo Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2347b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e2347b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Thoughtful-Student-Solving-Fractions-1024x647.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27522\" alt=\"Student learning how to express 0.245 as a fraction in the simplest form.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Thoughtful-Student-Solving-Fractions-1024x647.webp 1024w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Thoughtful-Student-Solving-Fractions-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Thoughtful-Student-Solving-Fractions-768x486.webp 768w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Thoughtful-Student-Solving-Fractions-1536x971.webp 1536w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Thoughtful-Student-Solving-Fractions.webp 1577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c320803\" data-id=\"c320803\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c3c31d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5c3c31d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\r\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"toc-wrapper\">\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"custom-toc\" id=\"custom-toc\">\r\n        <div class=\"toc-title\">\r\n            \u2630 Table of Contents\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <ul class=\"toc-list\" id=\"toc-list\"><\/ul>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n\/* Parent Fixed Wrapper holding both components together *\/\r\n.toc-wrapper {\r\n    position: fixed;\r\n    top: 150px; 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The decimal 0.245 uses place value. The digits after the decimal point stand for tenths, hundredths and thousandths, in that order.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 0.245:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the digit 2 is in the tenths place, so it means 2\/10<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the digit 4 is in the hundredths place, so it means 4\/100<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the digit 5 is in the thousandths place, so it means 5\/1000<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last digit sits in the thousandths place, so the natural fraction for 0.245 has 1000 on the bottom: 245\/1000. The final step is to simplify it. A fraction is in its simplest form when the top and bottom share no common factor except 1.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea164c6\" data-id=\"ea164c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbb229c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbb229c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-138153e\" data-id=\"138153e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4146924\" data-id=\"4146924\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-353c26f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"353c26f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step-by-Step Method to Express 0.245 as a Fraction in the Simplest Form\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5b044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a5b044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow these four steps. Each one is short and easy to check.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Step 1: Write the decimal as a fraction over 1.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 0.245 = 0.245\/1<\/span><\/p><p><b>Step 2: Remove the decimal point.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Count the digits after the decimal point. There are 3. So multiply both the top and the bottom by 10\u00b3, which is 1000.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.245 \u00d7 1000 = 245 1 \u00d7 1000 = 1000<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So 0.245 = 245\/1000.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Step 3: Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 245 and 1000.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Break both numbers into prime factors.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">245 = 5 \u00d7 7 \u00d7 7<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1000 = 2 \u00d7 2 \u00d7 2 \u00d7 5 \u00d7 5 \u00d7 5<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only factor they share is one 5. So the HCF is 5.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Step 4: Divide the top and bottom by the HCF.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 245 \u00f7 5 = 49 1000 \u00f7 5 = 200<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So 0.245 = 49\/200.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be sure it can&#8217;t be simplified further, check the new numbers. 49 = 7 \u00d7 7, and 200 = 2 \u00d7 2 \u00d7 2 \u00d7 5 \u00d7 5. They share no factor, so 49\/200 is the simplest form. If you&#8217;re looking for the express 0.245 as a fraction in the simplest form answer, it&#8217;s 49\/200.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99bd22e\" data-id=\"99bd22e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51ca2cf elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51ca2cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94dfadd\" data-id=\"94dfadd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdb51a8\" data-id=\"cdb51a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b4295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46b4295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Ways to Get the Same Answer\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb72c52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb72c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It helps to see that the answer doesn&#8217;t depend on the method. Here are two more ways.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Method 2: Use place value and add<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Split 0.245 into its parts:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.245 = 2\/10 + 4\/100 + 5\/1000<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give every fraction the same bottom number, 1000:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2\/10 = 200\/1000 4\/100 = 40\/1000 5\/1000 = 5\/1000<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add the tops: 200 + 40 + 5 = 245. So the total is 245\/1000, which simplifies to 49\/200.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Method 3: Divide by 5 step by step<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don&#8217;t want to find the HCF, just keep dividing by small common factors.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">245\/1000 \u2192 divide by 5 \u2192 49\/200<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now try 2, 3, 5 and 7 on 49\/200. None of them divides both numbers, so you stop. (7 divides 49, but not 200.) This method is slower for big numbers, but it&#8217;s easy to remember.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Method 4: Use Euclid&#8217;s method for the HCF<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For larger numbers, a quick way to find the HCF is repeated division:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1000 = 4 \u00d7 245 + 20<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">245 = 12 \u00d7 20 + 5<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 = 4 \u00d7 5 + 0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last non-zero remainder is 5, so the HCF of 245 and 1000 is 5. This matches what we found with prime factors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-477a8ae\" data-id=\"477a8ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-638ff79 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"638ff79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa5426\" data-id=\"1fa5426\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eefa5dc\" data-id=\"eefa5dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf9ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faf9ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Check Your Answer\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7948b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c7948b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good habit is to convert your fraction back to a decimal. Divide the top by the bottom:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49 \u00f7 200 = 0.245<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can do this in your head. 49 \u00f7 2 = 24.5, and then dividing by 100 moves the decimal point two places to the left, giving 0.245. The result matches the starting decimal, so the answer is correct.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another check: multiply the top and bottom of 49\/200 by 5. You get 245\/1000, which is exactly what we started with.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2715657\" data-id=\"2715657\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a50e333 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a50e333\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f5f203\" data-id=\"8f5f203\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8efe755\" data-id=\"8efe755\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a9df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22a9df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Express 0.245 as a Fraction in the Simplest Form Class: Where Students Learn This\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bce07c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bce07c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Converting decimals to fractions is usually taught in the middle school classes, when students move on from simple decimals like 0.5 and 0.25 to numbers with three decimal places. In textbooks and exams, the question often appears in a few forms:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Express 0.245 as a fraction in the simplest form.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Convert 0.245 into a fraction and reduce it to lowest terms.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Write 0.245 as a fraction.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of these ask for the same thing, and the answer is 49\/200. In an exam, showing the steps matters as well as the final answer, so write 245\/1000 first, then show the division by 5.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This skill also supports later topics such as percentages, ratios, probability and algebra, where you often switch between decimals, fractions and percents.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6964349\" data-id=\"6964349\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1676421 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1676421\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7d6a4a\" data-id=\"d7d6a4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71b3870\" data-id=\"71b3870\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c4ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2c4ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">0.245 as a Percent\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d2118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6d2118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To change a decimal into a percent, multiply it by 100 and add the percent sign.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.245 \u00d7 100 = 24.5<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So <\/span><b>0.245 = 24.5%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can see this another way. The fraction 49\/200 means 49 out of 200. To get a percent, you need a bottom number of 100. Divide both parts by 2: 24.5\/100. That&#8217;s 24.5%.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is the full picture for 0.245 in all three forms:<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Form<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Value<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decimal<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.245<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fraction (unsimplified)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">245\/1000<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fraction (simplest form)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49\/200<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Percent<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24.5%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b869210\" data-id=\"b869210\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9d0bde elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9d0bde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ace56df\" data-id=\"ace56df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4c3360\" data-id=\"f4c3360\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fba12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41fba12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Convert Other Decimals in the Same Way\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f28936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f28936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you know the pattern, you can handle many similar questions. Here are some examples that use the same steps.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Decimal<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Fraction<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Simplest form<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.25<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25\/100<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/4<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.125<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">125\/1000<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/8<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.375<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">375\/1000<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3\/8<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.065<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">65\/1000<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13\/200<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.84<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">84\/100<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21\/25<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.455<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">455\/1000<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">91\/200<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.245<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">245\/1000<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49\/200<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pattern is always the same. Count the decimal places, write the digits over 1, 10, 100 or 1000 (one zero for each decimal place), then simplify.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if the number is bigger than 1? For 2.245, the whole number stays as it is, and only the decimal part changes: 2.245 = 2 + 49\/200 = 2 49\/200 as a mixed number. As an improper fraction, that is 449\/200.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9af6105\" data-id=\"9af6105\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0214cf elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0214cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fc5e44\" data-id=\"0fc5e44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b839b20\" data-id=\"b839b20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38e6ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c38e6ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Mistakes to Avoid\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-096d46b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"096d46b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Stopping at 245\/1000.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This fraction is correct, but it isn&#8217;t in the simplest form. Always check for a common factor.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Using the wrong power of 10.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 0.245 has three decimal places, so use 1000, not 100.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dividing the top and bottom by different numbers.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Whatever you divide the top by, you must divide the bottom by the same number.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dividing by a smaller factor and stopping.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you only divide by a small factor like 5 in a bigger problem, you might leave another common factor behind. After each division, check the new fraction again.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Forgetting to check.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A quick division of 49 by 200 confirms the answer in seconds.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d04dcca\" data-id=\"d04dcca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33905ba elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33905ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac507ef\" data-id=\"ac507ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60003d0\" data-id=\"60003d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d17a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33d17a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practice Questions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4788fe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4788fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try these on paper first. Answers are below.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Express 0.35 as a fraction in the simplest form.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Express 0.64 as a fraction in the simplest form.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Express 0.072 as a fraction in the simplest form.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Express 0.455 as a fraction in the simplest form.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Express 1.5 as a mixed number and as an improper fraction.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write 0.6 as a percent.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write 0.375 as a percent.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write 0.0725 as a percent.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check that 49\/200 equals 0.245 by division.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which is larger, 0.245 or 1\/4? Give a reason.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><b>Answers<\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.35 = 35\/100 = <\/span><b>7\/20<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (divide by 5)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.64 = 64\/100 = <\/span><b>16\/25<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (divide by 4)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.072 = 72\/1000 = <\/span><b>9\/125<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (divide by 8)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.455 = 455\/1000 = <\/span><b>91\/200<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (divide by 5)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.5 = 1 1\/2 = <\/span><b>3\/2<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.6 \u00d7 100 = <\/span><b>60%<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.375 \u00d7 100 = <\/span><b>37.5%<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.0725 \u00d7 100 = <\/span><b>7.25%<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49 \u00f7 200 = <\/span><b>0.245<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so it checks out<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>1\/4 is larger.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1\/4 = 0.25, and 0.25 is greater than 0.245.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2345fe3\" data-id=\"2345fe3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96568d2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96568d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a7dead\" data-id=\"5a7dead\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcf7ddd\" data-id=\"dcf7ddd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d11e08f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d11e08f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd79dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd79dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To express 0.245 as a fraction in the simplest form, write it as 245\/1000, find the HCF of 5, and divide both numbers by 5 to get 49\/200. As a percent, the same number is 24.5%. Remember the order: count the decimal places, build the fraction, simplify, and then check by dividing. Practise a few more decimals using the table and questions above, and this topic will feel simple.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61a3769\" data-id=\"61a3769\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a25e9f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a25e9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb291c1\" data-id=\"eb291c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b88dad8\" data-id=\"b88dad8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d6a6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91d6a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95574a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"95574a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1561\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1561\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is 0.245 as a fraction in the simplest form?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1561\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1561\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is 49\/200. First write 0.245 as 245\/1000, then divide the top and bottom by 5.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1562\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1562\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why do we divide by 5?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1562\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1562\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a05 is the highest common factor of 245 and 1000. It is the largest number that divides both exactly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1563\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1563\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How many decimal places does 0.245 have?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1563\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1563\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has three decimal places, so the bottom number of the first fraction is 1000.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1564\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1564\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is 49\/200 already in its simplest form?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1564\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1564\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. 49 is 7 \u00d7 7, and 200 has the factors 2 and 5 only, so they share no common factor.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1565\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1565\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is 0.245 as a percent?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1565\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1565\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is 24.5%. 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