Convert the Fraction: Expressing 33/1000 in Decimal Form

Question

331000= \frac{33}{1000}=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Convert to decimal fraction
00:03 Write the numerator as a number
00:07 Now according to the denominator, move the decimal point to the left
00:10 There are 3 zeros in the denominator, so we move 3 times to the left
00:20 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's write the simple fraction as a decimal fraction:

33.0 33.0

Since the fraction is divided by 1000, we move the decimal point three places to the left:

.0330 .0330

Now let's add the zero before the decimal point and we get:

0.0330=0.033 0.0330=0.033

Answer

0.033