Convert the following decimal to a fraction.
2.48

Split the number into its whole number component and decimal component:
2.48= 2 + 0.48

For the decimal component, 0.48, 0.48 is the same as 48/100:
48/100

Find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of
48, 100:
4

Divide both the numerator and the denominator by the GCF:
48 divided by 4/ 100 divided by 4

Simplify:
12/25

Combine the whole number component with the fraction:

2 12/25

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