The decimal 0.238 is equal to the fraction
119/500
238/25
119/25
119/50
Write the decimal as a fraction. There are three digits after the decimal point, so use 1000 in the denominator.
(0.238 = dfrac{238}{1000})
Simplify the fraction by dividing top and bottom by their common factor.
(238 = 2 imes 119) and (1000 = 2 imes 500)
So divide both by (2).
(dfrac{238}{1000} = dfrac{238 div 2}{1000 div 2})
(= dfrac{119}{500})
Final answer: (oxed{dfrac{119}{500}}) → Option A.