1.55 as a Fraction

1.55 = ?
What is 1.55 as a fraction?

1.55 = 31/20.
1.55 as a fraction is 31/20.

This decimal to fraction conversion provides the detailed information on what is 1.55 as a fraction in simplest form and how it can be calculated.

Calculation: 1.55 in Fraction
1.55 = (?)
= (1.55/1) x (100/100)
= 155/100
= (31 x 5)/(20 x 5)
= 31/20
1.55 = 31/20
1.55 in fraction is 31/20

Step by step work for decimal 1.55 as a simplified fraction to understand the calculation.

step 1 Input values:
The decimal number = 1.55

What to be found:
What is 1.55 as a fraction in simplest form?

step 2 Write 1.55 as a simple fraction.
1.55/1

step 3 Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator.
Since the decimal 1.55 has 2 digits after the decimal point, multiply 100 with both numerator and denominator of 1.55/1 to make numerator as a whole number.
(1.55 x 100)/(1 x 100) = 155/100

step 4 Rewrite the numerator and denominator of the fraction 155/100 in the form of multiplication factors as like the below.
= (31 x 5)/(20 x 5)

step 5 To simplify the fraction, check and cancel the factors of 155 and 100 if any factors in the numerator and denominator can be cancelled each other.
= (31 x 5)/(20 x 5)
155/100 = 31/20

Hence,
1.55 as a fraction is 31/20.