Question

How to write each value as a decimal 17/1000=

Answer 1

`(17)/(1,000)=0.0017`

Explanation:

By definition, decimal numbers are those numbers that have a decimal point, which separates the whole number part and the decimal part.

In order to write a fractions as a decimal number, we to divide the numerator by the denominator.

Therefore, to write the fraction
`(17)/(1,000)` as a decimal number, we can divide 17 by 1,000.

Then, we get:

`(17)/(1,000)=0.0017` (This is equivalent to move the decimal point of 17.0 three places to the left)