SOLUTION: how do write this as a fraction? 7.937 thank you

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Question 113748: how do write this as a fraction? 7.937
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7.937=7937/1000 JUST ADD ENOUGH ZEROS TO MAKE THE NUMERATOR A WHOLE NUMBER & THEN DIVIDE THIS NUMBER BY 10^3 IN THIS CASE. (3 IS THE NUIMBER OF PLACES THE DECIMAL IS MOVED TO MAKE THE NUMERATOR A WHOLE NUMBER.