Answer:
[tex](a) 78.4\% = 0.784[/tex]
[tex](b) 29\% =0.290[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Required
As a decimal to nearest thousandth
Solving (a): 78.4%
[tex]78.4\%[/tex]
Express as fraction
[tex]78.4\% = \frac{78.4}{100}[/tex]
Solve fraction
[tex]78.4\% = 0.784[/tex] ----- This is already in thousandth place
Solving (b): 29%
[tex]29\%[/tex]
Express as fraction
[tex]29\% =\frac{29}{100}[/tex]
Solve fraction
[tex]29\% =0.29[/tex]
Approximate
[tex]29\% =0.290[/tex]
