Question

Write the fractions 5/10,5/100,5/1,000 as decimals. How are the decimals related

Answer 1

.5, .05, .005

Related by fives and tens.

Answer 2

0.5,0.05,0.005

0.5 is 10 times the 0.05 and 100 times the decimal number 0.005.

Explanation:

We are given that fractions
`(5)/(10),(5)/(100),(5)/(1000)`

We have to write the given fractions in decimals and tell that how the decimals are related

`(5)/(10)=0.5`

`(5)/(100)=0.05`

`(5)/(1000)=0.005`

0.5 is 10 times the 0.05 and 100 times the decimal number 0.005.

0.05 is 10 times the decimal number 0.005.

Hence, 0.5 is 10 times the 0.05 and 100 times 0.005 and 0.05 is 10 times the decimal number 0.005.