Decimal Fraction/Examples
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Examples of Decimal Fractions
Example: $0 \cdotp 537$
The number $0 \cdotp 537$ is a decimal fraction intepreted as:
\(\ds 0 \cdotp 537\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 + \dfrac 5 {10} + \dfrac 3 {100} + \dfrac 7 {1000}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 + \paren {5 \times 10^{-1} } + \paren {3 \times 10^{-2} } + \paren {7 \times 10^{-3} }\) |