Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.3 The Rational Numbers - Exercise Set 5.3 - Page 287: 146

Answer

A decimal number with terminating decimals can be expressed in the form of integers with denominators of \[10,\,\,100,\,\,1000\] and so on. The decimal number \[0.083\] can be expressed as a quotient of integer as follows: \[\begin{align} & 0.083=\frac{083}{1000} \\ & =\frac{83}{1000} \end{align}\]
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