Question

The car race lasted 0.004 hours. Convert this value into a fraction. how many hours

Answer 1

The answer is 1/250

Rewrite the decimal number as a fraction with 1 in the denominator

0.004=0.0041

Multiply to remove 3 decimal places. Here, you multiply top and bottom by 103 = 1000

0.0041×10001000=41000

Find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 4 and 1000, if it exists, and reduce the fraction by dividing both numerator and denominator by GCF = 4,

4÷41000÷4=1250

Therefore

X=1250

In conclusion,

0.004=1/250