SOLUTION: Twenty-four karat gold is considered pure. If a coin is made of 22 karat gold, what is its purity as a fraction and as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth?

Question 830817: Twenty-four karat gold is considered pure. If a coin is made of 22 karat gold, what is its purity as a fraction and as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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purity fraction:
22/24 = 11/12
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purity decimal:
11/12 = 0.917
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