0.42 is a fraction. It is a fraction in decimal form rather than in the form of a ratio. However, that does not stop it being a fraction. Its equivalent, in rational form, is 42/100. You can simplify this rational fraction if you require.
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To convert the decimal .42 to a fraction, you can write it as 42/100. Then, simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 2. This simplifies to 21/50. Therefore, the fraction equivalent to .42 is 21/50.
The fraction 42/60 simplifies to 7/10.
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To convert a percentage to a fraction, you simply place the percentage value over 100 and simplify the fraction. In this case, 42 percent as a fraction is 42/100. To simplify this fraction, you can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 2. Therefore, 42/100 simplifies to 21/50.
Every fraction is an equivalent fraction: each fraction in decimal form has an equivalent rational fraction as well as an equivalent percentage fraction.