How to Convert Decimal to Fraction

You can convert a decimal to a fraction by following these three easy steps.

In this case, you will use the decimal 0.25 as an example (see the graphic below).

Step One: Rewrite the decimal number over one (as a fraction where the decimal number is
numerator and the denominator is one).

Step Two: Multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 10 to the power of the number
of digits after the decimal point. If there is one value after the decimal, multiply by 10, if there
are two then multiply by 100, if there are three then multiply by 1,000, etc.

In the case of converting 0.25 to a fraction, there are two digits after the decimal point. Since 10
to the 2nd power is 100, we have to multiply both the numerator and denominator by 100 in step
two.

Step Three: Express the fraction in simplest (or reduced form).

If you need more help with simplifying fractions, check out this free video lesson.
By following these three steps in the above decimal to fraction example, you can conclude that
the decimal 0.25, when converted to a fraction, is equal to 1/4.
Example: here is what long division of 58 looks like:
0.625
8 )5.000
0
5.0
4.8
20
16
40
40
0
In that case we inserted extra zeros and did 5.0008 to get 0.625
Converting decimals into fractions
To convert decimals into fractions:

 count the number of decimal places to determine the number of zeros in the
denominator
 the numerator is the number after the decimal point.