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Question
CBSEENMA10006293

Express 0.2317 in the form  straight p over straight q where p and q are co-prime and also express q in the form 22 × 5m.

Solution
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p=2317 and q = 10000
Now     q = (10)= (2 x 5)
             = 2x 5

we find that 2 and 5 cannot be factors of p = 2317.

Thus, p = 23 17 and q = 10000 are co-prime.

Here, q = 24 × 54