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How do you write -0.267 as a fraction?

Answer 1

Eva Abramson

#-267/1000#

#267# has no factors in common with #1000#, so #-0.267# is simply #-267/1000#.

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Answer 2

Genesis Allen

To write -0.267 as a fraction, we first note that the decimal extends to the thousandths place. To convert it to a fraction, we can use the fact that the decimal places represent powers of 10. So, -0.267 can be written as -267/1000. Then, we simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which in this case is 1. So, the simplified fraction is -267/1000.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.