SOLUTION: Write the following as a common fraction or mixed number. 0.00508 Would the answer be 508/10,000?

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Question 109213: Write the following as a common fraction or mixed number.
0.00508
Would the answer be 508/10,000?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, MathLover1:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The decimal extends to the hundred thousandths place, so the denominator should be
100,000

So the fraction should be 508/100,000

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write the following as a common fraction or mixed number.
0.00508
Would the answer be 508/10,000?
0.00508....here you need to move decimal point +5 places to the right, means you need 0.00508 to multiply by 100000
it will be:
0.00508+%2A+100000+=+508%2F100000