Question

write the decimal as a fraction or a mixed number in simplest form 0.006

Answer 1

If we count the zeroes in this question, we can see that the decimal is six thousandths. We have ones, tenths, hundredths, and then thousandths.

This means the fraction is 6/1000.

However, we'd like to simplify this to it's smallest form. 6 will divide by 2, 3, or 6. 1000 will divide by 2, but will not divide by 3 or 6. Therefore, the greatest common factor between these two numbers is 2.

Dividing both sides by two gives us 3/500. We can't simplify this further, so this is our answer.