Question

Write the decimal as a fraction or mixed number.

-5.895

Short answer

$\mathbf{-}\mathbf{5}\frac{\mathbf{179}}{\mathbf{200}}$ is the mixed fraction number of decimal $\mathbf{-}\mathbf{5}\mathbf{.}\mathbf{895}$.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given information

Consider, the decimal $-5.895$ provided in question

Step 2. Calculation 

To evaluate fraction number of decimal $-5.895$, it is needed to remove the decimal as 5 is in at thousandth place and reduce the obtained fraction

Therefore, the fraction number obtained as

$\begin{array}{c}-5.895=-\frac{5895}{1000}\\ =-\frac{1179}{200}\\ =-5\frac{179}{200}\end{array}$

Hence,

$-5\frac{179}{200}$ is the mixed fraction number of decimal $-5.895$