What is .56 as a fraction?

To write .56 as a fraction, we need to determine the place value of each digit.

The number .56 has 2 decimal places. To convert the decimal number to a fraction, we can use the following steps:

Step 1: Write the decimal number as a fraction by placing the digits after the decimal point over a power of 10. Since there are 2 decimal places, we place the digits 56 over 10 raised to the power of 2, which is 100. So, .56 can be written as 56/100.

Step 2: Simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor. In this case, the greatest common divisor of 56 and 100 is 4. Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 4, we get: (56 ÷ 4) / (100 ÷ 4) = 14/25.

Therefore, .56 can be written as the fraction 14/25.