Question

Tommy is beginning a science experiment in the lab.the instructions call for 0.322 kilogram of potassium.write 0.322 as a fraction

Answer 1

322/1000
=161/500

The fraction would be 161/500

Answer 2

Answer:

$\frac{161}{500}$

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Tommy is beginning a science experiment in the lab. The instructions call for 0.322 kilogram of potassium. We are asked to write 0.322 as a fraction.

We can see that our number has 3 digits after decimal, so we can multiply and divide our given number by 1000 as:

$\frac{0.322\times 1000}{1000}$

$\frac{322}{1000}$

$\frac{2\times 161}{2\times 500}$

$\frac{161}{500}$

Therefore, our required fraction is $\frac{161}{500}$.