Write -0.048 as a fraction in simplest form

-6/125

Step-by-step explanation:

-0.048 = -48/1000 = -12/250 = -6 / 125

-6/125

Step-by-step explanation:

well first, the decimal is negative so automatically whatever fraction you write is going to be negative

the you look at the decimal:

-0.048

there is a 0 in the tenths place, a 4 in the hundredths place, and an 8 in the thousandths place

so that means, the fraction would be -48/1000

but since it isnt simplified, that what you have to do

both can be divided by 2

which will give you:

-24/500

but those can be divided by 2 again:

-12/250

these can also be divided by 2 again:

-6/125

since the 125 cannot be divided into 2 evenly again, this is the fraction in simplest form

16.9 times 2.85

step-by-step explanation: