Question

The fraction of 0.0178 is .

• A. proper
• B. improper
• C. $\frac{178}{1000}$
• D. $\frac{178}{10000}$

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

$\frac{178}{10000}$

$0.0178$ will result in a proper fraction as the number before the decimal point is non-zero.

Let's convert $0.0178$ to its fractional form by shifting the decimal point towards the right.

$0.0178=\frac{Numerator}{Denominator}$

To get the numerator, shift the decimal point to the far right.

$0.0178=\frac{178.0}{Denominator}$

Count the number of times the decimal point needs to be shifted to get the numerator.

Here it is four times.

$\therefore$ Denominator is 1 followed by four zeros.

$0.0178=\frac{178}{10000}$