Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321825535
ISBN 13: 978-0-32182-553-7

Chapter 4 - Decimals - 4.1 Reading and Writing Decimal Numbers - 4.1 Exercises - Page 271: 51

Answer

420.008

Work Step by Step

The 'and' indicates that four hundred twenty is the whole number part and is written to the left of the decimal. To represent eight thousandths a zero must be written in the tenths and hundredths place to the right of the decimal. Eight is written in the thousandths place.
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