Five and three hundred forty nine thouaandths as a decimal

To convert the fraction five and three hundred forty-nine thousandths into a decimal, you need to divide the numerator (five) by the denominator (1000) of the fraction.

First, write the whole number part (five) as a fraction with the denominator 1. It would be written as 5/1.

Next, multiply the whole number part (5/1) by the denominator of the fractional part (1000) to make it a fraction with the same denominator.

5/1 * 1000/1 = 5000/1

Now, add the fractional part, which is three hundred forty-nine thousandths. It can be written as 349/1000.

Adding the whole number part and the fractional part gives us:

5000/1 + 349/1000 = (5000 * 1000 + 349) / 1000 = 5000349/1000

Finally, simplify the fraction if possible. In this case, we cannot simplify it further.

The decimal representation of five and three hundred forty-nine thousandths is 5000.349.