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How to Convert 0.087 to Decimal?
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0.087 has 3 decimal places, so we put the decimal digits of 0.087, 087, over 1 followed by the number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places, 3: 087 = 087/1000.
87 is the nominator and 1000 is the denominator.
We now check if our result is already in the lowest terms by finding the greatest common factor of 87 and 1000, know as gcf of 87 and 1000.
The gcf(87,1000) is 1, so we can conclude that 87/1000 already is in simplest form. We write it as 87/1000.
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What is 0.087 as a Fraction?
We have already answered the question for the case decimal fraction in simplest form.
Yet, by multiplying the denominator and the nominator of our result in simplest form with all integers distinct from zero and one we can generate an infinite amount of fractions equivalent to 87/1000, but not in lowest terms:
87/1000 =
For example, with n = 2 we obtain 174/2000 and with n = -3 we get 261/3000:
174/2000 = 261/3000 = 87/1000.
We can thus conclude that the question under consideration does not have a single answer, but an indefinite amount of possibilities.
0.087 Repeating as a Fraction
To find out what is 0.087… as a fraction, identify the repeating sequence or pattern, known as reptend or repetend of 0.087 recurring.
The infinitely-repeated digit sequence of 0.087… can be indicated by three periods.
For example, 0.08777… as a fraction (repeating 7, the last digit) = 79/900.
Alternatively, a vinculum, that is a horizontal line, can be drawn above the repetend of the fraction of 0.087. In addition, one can sometimes see the period enclosed in parentheses ().
Here, we use the overlined notation to denote 0.087 repeating as a fraction:
0.087 = 79/900
0.087 = 29/330
0.087 = 29/333
These results for 0.087 repeating as a fraction are approximations and limited to three digits fractions.
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Summary
We are left with classifying 0.087 as rational number because in can be written as 87/1000; 87 and 1000 are integers.
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