Question

write 0.0075 as a fraction in simplest form

Answer 1

Which decimal place is the 5 in?

Answer 2

ten thousands

Answer 3

Good, ten-thousandths.
That means this number is read: 75 ten-thoushandths, right?

Answer 4

75/10000 I think...

Answer 5

That tells you what fraction to write.
75 in the numerator and 10,000 in the denominator.

Answer 6

yup and so can it be simplified?

Answer 7

To reduce, you see that both 75 and 10,000 are divisible by 5, so divide both by 5 to start with.

Answer 8

ok

Answer 9

is it 55/2000

Answer 10

yes so, 3/400