0.242 as a Fraction

0.242 = ?
What is 0.242 as a fraction?

0.242 = 121/500.
0.242 as a fraction is 121/500.

This decimal to fraction conversion provides the detailed information on what is 0.242 as a fraction in simplest form and how it can be calculated.

Calculation: 0.242 in Fraction
0.242 = (?)
= (0.242/1) x (1000/1000)
= 242/1000
= (121 x 2)/(500 x 2)
= 121/500
0.242 = 121/500
0.242 in fraction is 121/500

Step by step work for decimal 0.242 as a simplified fraction to understand the calculation.

step 1 Input values:
The decimal number = 0.242

What to be found:
What is 0.242 as a fraction in simplest form?

step 2 Write 0.242 as a simple fraction.
0.242/1

step 3 Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator.
Since the decimal 0.242 has 3 digits after the decimal point, multiply 1000 with both numerator and denominator of 0.242/1 to make numerator as a whole number.
(0.242 x 1000)/(1 x 1000) = 242/1000

step 4 Rewrite the numerator and denominator of the fraction 242/1000 in the form of multiplication factors as like the below.
= (121 x 2)/(500 x 2)

step 5 To simplify the fraction, check and cancel the factors of 242 and 1000 if any factors in the numerator and denominator can be cancelled each other.
= (121 x 2)/(500 x 2)
242/1000 = 121/500

Hence,
0.242 as a fraction is 121/500.