Convert Fraction to Decimal: Changing 5/1000 to Its Decimal Form

Convert $\frac{5}{1000}$ into a decimal.

To convert the fraction $\frac{5}{1000}$ into a decimal, consider the following steps:

• Step 1: Recognize that the denominator 1000 represents thousandths. We need to express 5 in terms of thousandths.
• Step 2: Convert the fraction to a decimal by aligning with the place value: $\frac{5}{1000}$ is equivalent to 5 thousandths.
• Step 3: The decimal form therefore has the digit 5 in the thousandths place, which results in the number 0.005.

Since the denominator is 1000, equivalent to three decimal places, the number 5 as part of thousandths results in $0.005$.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $\frac{5}{1000} = 0.005$. This corresponds to choice 2.