Question

express 0.8918 as a fraction

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

$0.\underbrace{8918}_{4\ digits}=\dfrac{8918}{1\underbrace{0000}_{4\ zeros}}\\\\0.8918=\dfrac{8918}{10,000}=\dfrac{8918:2}{10,000:2}=\dfrac{4459}{5,000}$

Answer 2

First, rewrite the decimal 0.8918 as a fraction with 1 in the denominator.

0.8918 = $\frac{0.8918}{1}$

Next, you want to multiply by 10,000 to remove 4 decimal places.

$\frac{0.8918}{1}$ × $\frac{10,000}{10,000}$ = $\frac{8918}{10,000}$.

The fraction $\frac{8918}{10,000}$ is not in lowest terms so we need to divide the fraction by the greatest common factor which is 2.

8918 ÷ 2 = 4459

10,000 ÷ 2 = 5,000

Therefore, the fraction equivalent to 0.8918 would be 4.459/5,000