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    1.5 as a Fraction

    Decimal to Fraction Calculator

    1.5 = ?
    What is 1.5 as a fraction?

    1.5 = 3/2.
    1.5 as a fraction is 3/2.

    This decimal to fraction conversion provides the detailed information on what is 1.5 as a fraction in simplest form and how it can be calculated.

    Calculation: 1.5 in Fraction
    1.5 = (?)
    = (1.5/1) x (10/10)
    = 15/10
    = (3 x 5)/(2 x 5)
    = 3/2
    1.5 = 3/2
    1.5 in fraction is 3/2

    Simplified Fraction of 1.5

    Step by step work for decimal 1.5 as a simplified fraction to understand the calculation.

    step 1 Input values:
    The decimal number = 1.5

    What to be found:
    What is 1.5 as a fraction in simplest form?

    step 2 Write 1.5 as a simple fraction.
    1.5/1

    step 3 Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator.
    Since the decimal 1.5 has 1 digits after the decimal point, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 1.5/1 to make numerator as a whole number.
    (1.5 x 10)/(1 x 10) = 15/10

    step 4 Rewrite the numerator and denominator of the fraction 15/10 in the form of multiplication factors as like the below.
    = (3 x 5)/(2 x 5)

    step 5 To simplify the fraction, check and cancel the factors of 15 and 10 if any factors in the numerator and denominator can be cancelled each other.
    = (3 x 5)/(2 x 5)
    15/10 = 3/2

    Hence,
    1.5 as a fraction is 3/2.

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