Question

The decimal .087 can be written as

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

87/1000

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

The decimal .087 can be written as 87/1000 in fraction form.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To write the decimal .087 as a fraction, follow these steps:

Step 1: Count the number of decimal places in the decimal number. In this case, there are three decimal places.

Step 2: Write the decimal without the decimal point as the numerator. For .087, the numerator is 087.

Step 3: Write the denominator as 1 followed by the same number of zeros as the number of decimal places. In this case, the denominator is 1 followed by three zeros, which is 1000.

Step 4: Simplify the fraction if possible. In this case, the fraction 087/1000 cannot be simplified further.

Thus, the decimal .087 can be written as the fraction 087/1000.