Question

In the Chang’s family budget, 0.6% of the expenses are for internet service. What fraction of the family’s expenses is for internet services? Write the fraction in simplest form

Answer 1

The answer would be 60/100.

Answer 2

Answer : The fraction in simplest form is, $\frac{3}{500}$

Step-by-step explanation :

Decimal numbers are not considered as integers. They are rounded off to write an integer.

Fraction is present in the form of $\frac{p}{q}$ where $q\neq 0$

To remove decimal, we divide the number by $10^n$ where, n = number of decimal places

As we are given that:

Family’s expenses for internet services = 0.6%

Converting this into fractional form, we get:

$\Rightarrow 0.6\%=\frac{0.6}{100}=\frac{6}{1000}=\frac{3}{500}$

Thus, the fraction in simplest form is, $\frac{3}{500}$