What is 3.7 written as a mixed number?
A3 7/100
B3 7/10
C3 17/100
D3 9/10
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 3 7/10
1. The whole number to the left of the decimal point is 3.
2. The only digit after the decimal point, 7, sits in the tenths place.
3. Write 7 as the numerator and 10 as the denominator, since the final digit is in tenths.
4. This gives 3 7/10, which is already in simplest form.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 "Decimals", section 5.1 Decimals_
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