Question
Marti’s cat weighs 12.37 pounds. What is this weight written as a mixed number?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To convert 12.37 pounds into a mixed number, we start with the whole number part and the decimal part.
1. The whole number part is 12.
2. The decimal 0.37 needs to be converted into a fraction.
To convert 0.37 to a fraction:
- We can express 0.37 as \( \frac{37}{100} \), since 37 is the numerator and 100 is the denominator (because there are two digits after the decimal).
Now we combine the whole number and the fraction:
\[
12.37 = 12 \frac{37}{100}
\]
Thus, the weight of Marti's cat, 12.37 pounds, can be written as the mixed number:
\[
12 \frac{37}{100}
\]
1. The whole number part is 12.
2. The decimal 0.37 needs to be converted into a fraction.
To convert 0.37 to a fraction:
- We can express 0.37 as \( \frac{37}{100} \), since 37 is the numerator and 100 is the denominator (because there are two digits after the decimal).
Now we combine the whole number and the fraction:
\[
12.37 = 12 \frac{37}{100}
\]
Thus, the weight of Marti's cat, 12.37 pounds, can be written as the mixed number:
\[
12 \frac{37}{100}
\]