document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=180528>Question 180528</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Express the following percent in decimal and in fraction form (in lowest terms).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.02% = I understand that it's decimal form is 0.0002 but I don't understand why it's fraction format would not be 0.02/100 instead of 1/5,000. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #135282 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=135282\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it could be expressed that way .02/100 is the same as 1/5000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but you really dont want it in that form (.02/100)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in order to get rid of the decimal in the numerator you would multiply by 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you must also do that to the denominator so you end up with 2/10000 which reduces to 1/5000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "remember fractions or rational numbers are composed of an integer in the numerator and an integer in the denominator. </SPAN>\n" );
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