The decimal fraction 0.763 is equivalent to:
A) 76 and 3/10
B) 763/1,000
C) 1/763
D) 7.63/1,000
B) 763/1,000
0.763 is equal to 763/1,000. This is easy to tell because the zero to the left of the decimal point signifies that the result is less than 1. By counting the places to the right of the decimal point, you can tell that because 1 place equals "tenths," two places equal "hundredths," and three places equal "thousandths" that the denominator must be "1,000."
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