Question

Explain how saying the decimal can help you write the decimal as a fraction.



Thanks,
Mireya

Answer 1

Because it separates it

Answer 2

0.1 = one tenth = 1/10

If you read the decimal number in words, that should tell you the fractional equivalent.

Other examples:

0.19 = nineteen hundredths = 19/100

1.671 = one and six hundred seventy-one thousandths = 1 671/1000