convert 0.2 into a improper fraction or a proper fraction.

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To convert 0.2 into a fraction, we can express it as follows:

0.2 is equal to \( \frac{2}{10} \).

To simplify this fraction, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2:

\[ \frac{2 \div 2}{10 \div 2} = \frac{1}{5} \]

Thus, the decimal 0.2 can be expressed as the proper fraction \( \frac{1}{5} \).

Since \( \frac{1}{5} \) is already in proper form (where the numerator is less than the denominator), it is not considered an improper fraction.