Question

Express 0.585 in the p/q form

Answer 1

0.585 in fraction form is 585/1000

Answer 2

0.585 is expressed in $\frac{p}{q} \quad form \quad as \quad \frac{117}{200}$

Given:

Express  0.585

To find:

Express the given number in $\frac{p}{q} form$

Solution:

To express 0.585 in $\frac{p}{q} form$

where p and q is not an integer.          

Expand the given number by converting the decimal into whole number

$0.585=\frac{585}{1000}$

Divide the number as much as possible

$=\frac{117}{200}$

Hence 0.585 is been expressed in $\frac{p}{q} \quad form$.

A fraction is a number which is used to represent a small part of a “whole number”.