Given:
[tex]0.842[/tex]Required:
To find the closest fractional equivalent for the following decimal measurement.
Explanation:
Consider the given decimal number
[tex]0.842[/tex]Multiply to remove 3 decimal places. Here, you multiply top and bottom by 1000.
[tex]\frac{0.842}{1}\times\frac{1000}{1000}[/tex][tex]=\frac{842}{1000}[/tex]Now divide 2 on both side, we get
[tex]=\frac{421}{500}[/tex]Final Answer:
The closest fractional equivalent for 0.842 is
[tex]\frac{421}{500}[/tex]