Identify place value: Identify the place value of the last digit in the decimal.The last digit in 0.0162 is in the ten-thousandths place.
Write as fraction: Write the decimal as a fraction with the denominator corresponding to the place value.Since the last digit is in the ten-thousandths place, the fraction will have a denominator of 10000.0.0162=10000162
Simplify fraction: Simplify the fraction by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator.The GCD of 162 and 10000 is 2.
Divide numerator and denominator: Divide both the numerator and the denominator by the GCD to simplify the fraction.162÷2=8110000÷2=5000So, 0.0162 as a simplified fraction is 500081.
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