1.5 as a Fraction
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.
