Answer:
[tex]\frac{161}{500}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
We have been given that Tommy is beginning a science experiment in the lab. The instructions call for 0.322 kilogram of potassium. We are asked to write 0.322 as a fraction.
We can see that our number has 3 digits after decimal, so we can multiply and divide our given number by 1000 as:
[tex]\frac{0.322\times 1000}{1000}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{322}{1000}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{2\times 161}{2\times 500}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{161}{500}[/tex]
Therefore, our required fraction is [tex]\frac{161}{500}[/tex].
