Question

If the denominator of the rational number 23/500 can be expressed in the form 2x 5y then find the value of x and y​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer

The fraction 257/5000

Since the denominator is 5000,

The factors for 5000 are:

5000=2×2×2×5×5×5×5

=23×54

257/5000=257/(23×54)

It is a terminating decimal.

So,

Let us multiply both numerator and denominator by 2, we get

257/5000=(257×2)/(5000×2)

=514/10000

=0.0514