Question

John is making beef stew. The recipe calls for 0.495 kilogram of beef. Write 0.495 as a fraction.

Option 1: 49/100
Option 2: 99/200
Option 3: 5/10
Option 4: 45/91

Answer 1

The decimal 0.495 can be converted to a fraction by writing it as 495/1000 and then simplifying it to 99/200, which is Option 2 out of the provided answers.

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert the decimal 0.495 to a fraction, we can write it as ⁄495/1000 since there are three digits after the decimal point. However, this fraction can be simplified further by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common divisor which is 5. Doing this, we get:

1. 
   
3. 495 ÷ 5 = 99
4. 
   
6. 1000 ÷ 5 = 200

Therefore, the simplified fraction form of 0.495 is ⁄99/200. This corresponds to Option 2 in the provided selection of answers.