42.4 as a Fraction

42.4 = ?
What is 42.4 as a fraction?

42.4 = 212/5.
42.4 as a fraction is 212/5.

This decimal to fraction conversion provides the detailed information on what is 42.4 as a fraction in simplest form and how it can be calculated.

Calculation: 42.4 in Fraction
42.4 = (?)
= (42.4/1) x (10/10)
= 424/10
= (212 x 2)/(5 x 2)
= 212/5
42.4 = 212/5
42.4 in fraction is 212/5

Step by step work for decimal 42.4 as a simplified fraction to understand the calculation.

step 1 Input values:
The decimal number = 42.4

What to be found:
What is 42.4 as a fraction in simplest form?

step 2 Write 42.4 as a simple fraction.
42.4/1

step 3 Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator.
Since the decimal 42.4 has 1 digits after the decimal point, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 42.4/1 to make numerator as a whole number.
(42.4 x 10)/(1 x 10) = 424/10

step 4 Rewrite the numerator and denominator of the fraction 424/10 in the form of multiplication factors as like the below.
= (212 x 2)/(5 x 2)

step 5 To simplify the fraction, check and cancel the factors of 424 and 10 if any factors in the numerator and denominator can be cancelled each other.
= (212 x 2)/(5 x 2)
424/10 = 212/5

Hence,
42.4 as a fraction is 212/5.