SOLUTION: A piece of metal is 0.025 inch thick. What fraction of an inch is this?

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Question 53264: A piece of metal is 0.025 inch thick. What fraction of an inch is this?
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.025 is 25 thousandths or
25%2F1000
This can be reduced because 25 goes into both the numerator and the denominator evenly:
25/25=1
1000/25=40
Therefore
25%2F1000
reduces to:
1%2F40
.025 inches is 1/40 th of an inch.