A decimal number is simply a way of representing a number in such a way that the place value of each digit is ten times that of the digit to its right. A decimal representation does not require a decimal point. So the required decimal representation is 5, exactly as in the question.
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0.005
The number IS in decimal notation!
3.88 is decimal notation.
727000 in scientific notation is written as 7.27 x 10^5. In scientific notation, the number is expressed as a decimal between 1 and 10, multiplied by a power of 10. In this case, the decimal is 7.27, and it is multiplied by 10 raised to the power of 5.
It means that a number expressed as a decimal notation isn't being expressed as a fractional notation. 0,25 and 1/4. ( Both represent the same) (It's easier to work on fractional notation although the results are the same.) 5/165 = 0,0303030303030303030303030303030..................... In this example the decimal notation has an infinite length, but you can cut the unnecessary decimal figures= 0,030