42.24 as a Fraction

42.24 = ?
What is 42.24 as a fraction?

42.24 = 1056/25.
42.24 as a fraction is 1056/25.

This decimal to fraction conversion provides the detailed information on what is 42.24 as a fraction in simplest form and how it can be calculated.

Calculation: 42.24 in Fraction
42.24 = (?)
= (42.24/1) x (100/100)
= 4224/100
= (1056 x 4)/(25 x 4)
= 1056/25
42.24 = 1056/25
42.24 in fraction is 1056/25

Step by step work for decimal 42.24 as a simplified fraction to understand the calculation.

step 1 Input values:
The decimal number = 42.24

What to be found:
What is 42.24 as a fraction in simplest form?

step 2 Write 42.24 as a simple fraction.
42.24/1

step 3 Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator.
Since the decimal 42.24 has 2 digits after the decimal point, multiply 100 with both numerator and denominator of 42.24/1 to make numerator as a whole number.
(42.24 x 100)/(1 x 100) = 4224/100

step 4 Rewrite the numerator and denominator of the fraction 4224/100 in the form of multiplication factors as like the below.
= (1056 x 4)/(25 x 4)

step 5 To simplify the fraction, check and cancel the factors of 4224 and 100 if any factors in the numerator and denominator can be cancelled each other.
= (1056 x 4)/(25 x 4)
4224/100 = 1056/25

Hence,
42.24 as a fraction is 1056/25.