To convert the decimal 0.36 to a fraction, you can follow these steps:
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Write the decimal as a fraction: \[ 0.36 = \frac{36}{100} \]
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Simplify the fraction, if possible. Both the numerator and the denominator can be divided by their greatest common divisor, which is 4: \[ \frac{36 \div 4}{100 \div 4} = \frac{9}{25} \]
So, the simplest form of 0.36 as a fraction is \(\frac{9}{25}\).
Among the options you provided:
- 36/10 is incorrect.
- 36/100 is technically correct, but it's not in simplest form.
- 36/1000 is incorrect.
- 3/6 is also incorrect (it simplifies to 1/2, which does not equal 0.36).
Therefore, while "36/100" is a representation of 0.36, the simplest form of the fraction is \(\frac{9}{25}\).