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How would I change a decimal like 0.167 into a fraction?

Answer 1

Genesis Amaya

They can be put into a fraction form by using the place of the decimal to determine the denominator.

#167/1000#

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Answer 2

Autumn Arnold

To change a decimal like 0.167 into a fraction:

Write down the decimal as the numerator.
Determine the denominator by counting the number of decimal places. For 0.167, there are three decimal places.
Place the numerator over the denominator. In this case, it would be 167/1000.
Simplify the fraction if possible. In this case, both 167 and 1000 are divisible by 167. So, dividing both the numerator and denominator by 167 yields 167/1000 simplifying to 1/6.

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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.