SOLUTION: Write the following as a common fraction or mixed number. 5.679 Could someone please help. Is my answer correct? 5 and 679/100

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Question 109788: Write the following as a common fraction or mixed number.
5.679
Could someone please help. Is my answer correct?
5 and 679/100
Answer by bucky(2189) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Close. The denominator of the fraction part needs to be 1000 instead of 100. So your answer
should have been 5 and 679/1000 or 5%2B679%2F1000.
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[Note that in your answer 679%2F100 is equal to 6+%2B+79%2F100 in itself. ]
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You could also have written the answer that:
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5.679+=+5679%2F1000 which you get from multiplying 5.679%2A%281000%2F1000%29 and since the
numerator of 1000 is equal to the denominator of 1000, this is the same as multiplying
5.679 by 1.
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Hope this helps you with the problem.
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