Explain how saying the decimal can help you write the decimal as a fraction.
Thanks,
Mireya
2 answers
Because it separates it
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
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