SOLUTION: Write the following as a common fraction or mixed number. 5.679 Could someone please help. Is my answer correct? 5 and 679/100

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Question 109788: Write the following as a common fraction or mixed number.
5.679
Could someone please help. Is my answer correct?
5 and 679/100

Answer by bucky(2189)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Close. The denominator of the fraction part needs to be 1000 instead of 100. So your answer
should have been 5 and 679/1000 or .
.
[Note that in your answer is equal to in itself. ]
.
You could also have written the answer that:
.
which you get from multiplying and since the
numerator of 1000 is equal to the denominator of 1000, this is the same as multiplying
5.679 by 1.
.
Hope this helps you with the problem.
.

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