Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 7
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3. Converting Between Fractions and Decimals
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Exercise 15 Page 63

The decimal number 0.408 can be read as 408 thousandths.

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We want to write the given decimal number as a fraction. 0.408 To make this easier, we can keep in mind that this number can be read as 408 thousandths. This means that we can write it as a fraction with a numerator of 408 and with a denominator of 1000. 408/1000 Then, we can simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 8.

408/1000
408/8/1000/8
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