236+8/10+3/100+3/1000

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on Sep 18, 2024 at 6:50 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(236 + \frac{8}{10} + \frac{3}{100} + \frac{3}{1000}\)

MathBot Answer:

\[ 236 + \frac{8}{10} + \frac{3}{100} + \frac{3}{1000} = \frac{236833}{1000} = 236.833 \]


The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of \(\frac{236}{1}\), \(\frac{8}{10}\), \(\frac{3}{100}\), and \(\frac{3}{1000}\) is \(1000\). \[ \begin{aligned} 236 + \frac{8}{10} + \frac{3}{100} + \frac{3}{1000} &= \frac{236 \cdot 1000}{1 \cdot 1000} + \frac{8 \cdot 100}{10 \cdot 100} + \frac{3 \cdot 10}{100 \cdot 10} + \frac{3 \cdot 1}{1000 \cdot 1} \\ &= \frac{236000 + 800 + 30 + 3}{1000} \\ &= \frac{236833}{1000} \end{aligned} \]