You can also say the decimal aloud. In this case . 325 = “325 thousandths. " That sounds like a fraction! Write . 325 = 325/1000.
You don’t have to look for the GCF right away. You can also use trial and error to simplify the fractions. For example, if you’re working with two even numbers, keep dividing them by 2 until one of them becomes odd or you can’t simplify further. If you’re working with an even and odd number, try dividing them by 3. If you’re working with numbers that end in a 0 or 5, divide them by 5.
