The decimal 0.88 as a fraction in simplest form

1. 0.88 is the same as 88/100

88/100

2. Find the GCF of 88,100

Method 1.

List out all factors of each number, and find the first common one.

Factors of 88: 1,2,4,8,11,22,44,88

Factors of 100: 1,2,4,5,10,20,25,50,100

Therefore the GCF is 4

Method 2.

List all prime factors of each denominator and find the intersection of these primes.

Prime factors of 88: 2,2,2,11

Prime factors of 100: 2,2,5,5

2*2=4

Therefore the GCF is 4

3. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by the GCF

(88/4) / (100/4)

4. Simplify

22/25

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88/100 = 44/50 = 22/25

The answer is 22/25.