Question

Express 0.087 in the form of -p/q​

Answer 1

Answer

87/100

as after decimal point there are three numbes so the denominator will be thousand

Answer 2

Answer:

$\frac{87}{1000}$ is in the form of p/q.

To find:  

Express 0.087 in the form of p/q

Solution:  

0.087 can be represented in fraction by multiplying and dividing by the same number as$\frac{0.087}{1000} \times 1000$

Multiplying and dividing by the same number doesn’t produce any change, and it is divided and multiplied by 1000 because of three decimal places in the number. Hence

$=\frac{87}{1000}$ which is in the form of p/q

$0.87 =\frac{87}{1000}$