{"id":224116,"date":"2025-06-02T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=224116"},"modified":"2025-06-02T17:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:45:03","slug":"2-4-as-a-fraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/02\/2-4-as-a-fraction\/","title":{"rendered":"2.4 as a fraction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2.4 as a fraction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Correct Answer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.4 as a fraction is<\/strong> 125\\frac{12}{5}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step-by-Step Explanation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To convert <strong>2.4<\/strong> into a fraction, follow these logical steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Understand what 2.4 means<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The number <strong>2.4<\/strong> is a <strong>decimal number<\/strong>. It represents <strong>2 whole parts<\/strong> and <strong>0.4 as a decimal<\/strong>. This is the same as writing: 2.4=2+0.42.4 = 2 + 0.4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Convert 0.4 to a fraction<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Now focus on <strong>0.4<\/strong>. Since the digit 4 is in the <strong>tenths place<\/strong>, it means: 0.4=4100.4 = \\frac{4}{10}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can simplify this fraction: 410=25\\frac{4}{10} = \\frac{2}{5}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Add the whole number and the fraction<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Now add the whole number part back: 2+252 + \\frac{2}{5}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To add these, convert the whole number 2 to a fraction with the same denominator: 2=1052 = \\frac{10}{5}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now add: 105+25=125\\frac{10}{5} + \\frac{2}{5} = \\frac{12}{5}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 4: Final Answer<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>So, <strong>2.4 as a fraction is<\/strong>: 125\\boxed{\\frac{12}{5}}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Extra Insight<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you prefer a quicker method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write 2.4 as 2410\\frac{24}{10}, because there is <strong>one digit after the decimal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simplify 2410\\frac{24}{10} by dividing both numerator and denominator by 2:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>2410=125\\frac{24}{10} = \\frac{12}{5}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Same result!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>2.4 is equivalent to the <strong>improper fraction 125\\frac{12}{5}<\/strong>. It can also be written as the <strong>mixed number<\/strong>: 2252 \\frac{2}{5}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both are valid, but 125\\frac{12}{5} is the proper fractional form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner4-157.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-224117\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2.4 as a fraction The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Correct Answer: 2.4 as a fraction is 125\\frac{12}{5} Step-by-Step Explanation To convert 2.4 into a fraction, follow these logical steps: Step 1: Understand what 2.4 means The number 2.4 is a decimal number. It represents 2 whole parts and 0.4 as a decimal. 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