42.5 as a Fraction

42.5 = ?
What is 42.5 as a fraction?

42.5 = 85/2.
42.5 as a fraction is 85/2.

This decimal to fraction conversion provides the detailed information on what is 42.5 as a fraction in simplest form and how it can be calculated.

Calculation: 42.5 in Fraction
42.5 = (?)
= (42.5/1) x (10/10)
= 425/10
= (85 x 5)/(2 x 5)
= 85/2
42.5 = 85/2
42.5 in fraction is 85/2

Step by step work for decimal 42.5 as a simplified fraction to understand the calculation.

step 1 Input values:
The decimal number = 42.5

What to be found:
What is 42.5 as a fraction in simplest form?

step 2 Write 42.5 as a simple fraction.
42.5/1

step 3 Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator.
Since the decimal 42.5 has 1 digits after the decimal point, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 42.5/1 to make numerator as a whole number.
(42.5 x 10)/(1 x 10) = 425/10

step 4 Rewrite the numerator and denominator of the fraction 425/10 in the form of multiplication factors as like the below.
= (85 x 5)/(2 x 5)

step 5 To simplify the fraction, check and cancel the factors of 425 and 10 if any factors in the numerator and denominator can be cancelled each other.
= (85 x 5)/(2 x 5)
425/10 = 85/2

Hence,
42.5 as a fraction is 85/2.