Understanding Decimal to Fraction Conversion

The video tutorial explains how to convert the decimal 0.0727 into a fraction. It begins by identifying the decimal places, noting that the last digit is in the ten-thousandths place. The decimal is then expressed as 727 over 10,000. The tutorial checks for simplification by testing divisibility by common factors, concluding that 727 might be a prime number, thus the fraction is already in its simplest form.

What is the place value of the digit 7 in the decimal 0.0727?

• Thousandths

• Ten-thousandths

• Hundredths

• Tenths

How can the decimal 0.0727 be expressed as a fraction?

• 727/1000

• 727/10000

• 72/1000

• 7/100

What is the smallest place value used in the decimal 0.0727?

• Thousandths

• Hundredths

• Ten-thousandths

• Tenths

Which of the following numbers is not a divisor of 727?

• 2

• All of the above

• 5

• 3

What conclusion is reached about the number 727 in the context of simplification?

• It is divisible by 2

• It is divisible by 7

• It is divisible by 5

• It is a prime number