To show 5 millimeters (5mm) as a fraction, you need to convert it into a unit that can be expressed as a fraction. Since millimeters are a metric unit, it’s often easier to convert them into centimeters or meters first.
Here’s how you can do it:
- Convert 5mm to centimeters: There are 10 millimeters in a centimeter. So, 5mm is equal to 0.5 centimeters.
- Express 0.5 centimeters as a fraction: 0.5 is the same as 1/2. Therefore, 5mm can be expressed as 1/2 of a centimeter.
So, 5mm as a fraction is 1/2 cm.
If you want to express 5mm as a fraction of a meter, you can follow these steps:
- Convert 5mm to meters: There are 1000 millimeters in a meter. So, 5mm is equal to 0.005 meters.
- Express 0.005 meters as a fraction: 0.005 is the same as 1/200. Therefore, 5mm can be expressed as 1/200 of a meter.
So, 5mm as a fraction is 1/200 m.