Here is a table which gives the information about the total rainfall for several months compared to the average monthly rains of a town. Write each decimal in the form of rational number p/q.
Month | Above/Below normal (in cm) |
May | 2.6924 |
June | 0.6096 |
July | -6.9088 |
August | -8.636 |
Solution
(i) May
2.6924 cm
on converting into fraction using decimal method we get
= 26924/10000 …
On dividing both numerator and denominator by 4 we get,
= 6731/2500 cm
(ii) June
0.6096 cm
on converting into fraction using decimal method we get
= 0.6096/10000 …
On dividing both numerator and denominator by 16 we get,
= 381/625 cm
(iii) July
-6.9088 cm
on converting into fraction using decimal method we get
= -69088/10000 …
On dividing both numerator and denominator by 4 we get,
= -4318/625 cm
(iv)August
-8.636 cm
on converting into fraction using decimal method we get
= -8636/1000 …
On dividing both numerator and denominator by 4 we get,
= -2159/250 cm