SOLUTION: simplest form of 900 meters as a fraction of 3 km

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Question 891890: simplest form of 900 meters as a fraction of 3 km
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 km is 3000 meters, so
900%2F3000
divide each side by 30 to reduce to
30%2F100
divide each side by 10 to reduce to
3%2F10
which can be represented by the decimal .3