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

`(161)/(500)`

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:

`(0.322* 1000)/(1000)`

`(322)/(1000)`

`(2* 161)/(2* 500)`

`(161)/(500)`

Therefore, our required fraction is
`(161)/(500)`.