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To possibly: "Convert decimal number to rational". To make it more descriptive. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 05:59, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
To possibly: "Convert decimal number to rational". To make it more descriptive. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 05:59, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
: Or "Convert from decimal into a fraction" --[[User:Markhobley|Markhobley]] 08:34, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
: Or "Convert from decimal into a fraction" --[[User:Markhobley|Markhobley]] 08:34, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
:: What are the plans for results greater than one? Do we want a "top heavy" fraction or whole number and fractional component? What should 3.5 and 7 look like? Presumably we want "7/2" and "7/1" or do we want "3 1/2" and "7"?


== Decimal? ==
== Decimal? ==

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Name change?

To possibly: "Convert decimal number to rational". To make it more descriptive. --Paddy3118 05:59, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Or "Convert from decimal into a fraction" --Markhobley 08:34, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
What are the plans for results greater than one? Do we want a "top heavy" fraction or whole number and fractional component? What should 3.5 and 7 look like? Presumably we want "7/2" and "7/1" or do we want "3 1/2" and "7"?

Decimal?

Are we talking about only rationals? What about 3.14159265...? --Ledrug 06:36, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

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