2.4 as a Fraction

2.4 = ?
What is 2.4 as a fraction?

2.4 = 12/5.
2.4 as a fraction is 12/5.

This decimal to fraction conversion provides the detailed information on what is 2.4 as a fraction in simplest form and how it can be calculated.

Calculation: 2.4 in Fraction
2.4 = (?)
= (2.4/1) x (10/10)
= 24/10
= (12 x 2)/(5 x 2)
= 12/5
2.4 = 12/5
2.4 in fraction is 12/5

Step by step work for decimal 2.4 as a simplified fraction to understand the calculation.

step 1 Input values:
The decimal number = 2.4

What to be found:
What is 2.4 as a fraction in simplest form?

step 2 Write 2.4 as a simple fraction.
2.4/1

step 3 Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator.
Since the decimal 2.4 has 1 digits after the decimal point, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 2.4/1 to make numerator as a whole number.
(2.4 x 10)/(1 x 10) = 24/10

step 4 Rewrite the numerator and denominator of the fraction 24/10 in the form of multiplication factors as like the below.
= (12 x 2)/(5 x 2)

step 5 To simplify the fraction, check and cancel the factors of 24 and 10 if any factors in the numerator and denominator can be cancelled each other.
= (12 x 2)/(5 x 2)
24/10 = 12/5

Hence,
2.4 as a fraction is 12/5.