0.146 as a Fraction
0.146 as a fraction and percent expansion provides the details of what is the equivalent fraction and percent for decimal 0.146, and the answer with steps to understand how it is being calculated.
0.146 as a Fraction
0.146 = (?)
= (0.146/1) x (1000/1000)
= 146/1000
= (73 x 2)/(500 x 2)
= 73/500
0.146 = 73/500
0.146 as a fraction equals to 73/500
where,
0.146 is a decimal,
73/500 is a fraction in simplest form.
0.146 in Percent
0.146 = (0.146 x 100)/100
= 14.6/100
= 14.6%
0.146 as a percent is 14.6%
where,
0.146 is a decimal,
14.6% is a percentage.
How-to: 0.146 as a Fraction
The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to convert 0.146 to fraction in simplest form manually.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The decimal number = 0.146
What to be found:
What is 0.146 as a fraction in simplest form?
step 2 Write 0.146 as a simple fraction:
0.146/1
step 3
Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator:
Since the decimal 0.146 has 3 digits after the decimal point, multiply 1000 with both numerator and denominator of 0.146/1 to make numerator as a whole number.
(0.146 x 1000)/(1 x 1000) = 146/1000
step 4 Rewrite the numerator and denominator of the fraction 146/1000 in the form of multiplication factors as like the below:
= (73 x 2)/(500 x 2)
step 5 Check and cancel the factors of 146 and 1000 if any factors in the numerator and denominator can be cancelled each other:
= (73 x 2)/(500 x 2)
146/1000 = 73/500
Hence,
0.146 as a fraction is equal to 73/500.
