0.42 as a Fraction

0.42 = ?
What is 0.42 as a fraction?

0.42 = 21/50.
0.42 as a fraction is 21/50.

This decimal to fraction conversion provides the detailed information on what is 0.42 as a fraction in simplest form and how it can be calculated.

Calculation: 0.42 in Fraction
0.42 = (?)
= (0.42/1) x (100/100)
= 42/100
= (21 x 2)/(50 x 2)
= 21/50
0.42 = 21/50
0.42 in fraction is 21/50

Step by step work for decimal 0.42 as a simplified fraction to understand the calculation.

step 1 Input values:
The decimal number = 0.42

What to be found:
What is 0.42 as a fraction in simplest form?

step 2 Write 0.42 as a simple fraction.
0.42/1

step 3 Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator.
Since the decimal 0.42 has 2 digits after the decimal point, multiply 100 with both numerator and denominator of 0.42/1 to make numerator as a whole number.
(0.42 x 100)/(1 x 100) = 42/100

step 4 Rewrite the numerator and denominator of the fraction 42/100 in the form of multiplication factors as like the below.
= (21 x 2)/(50 x 2)

step 5 To simplify the fraction, check and cancel the factors of 42 and 100 if any factors in the numerator and denominator can be cancelled each other.
= (21 x 2)/(50 x 2)
42/100 = 21/50

Hence,
0.42 as a fraction is 21/50.