Converting Decimals to Fractions
For Example
We know that decimals are fractions that have powers of ten as their denominators.
To write a decimal as a fraction, we use place values.
For example:
Consider the decimal 0.15.
It can be written in the place value chart as follows:
| Ones | . | Tenths | Hundredths |
| 0 | . | 1 | 5 |
We know that 1 tenth is same as 10 hundredths.
So, 0.15 is 15 hundredths.
Now, write 15 hundredths as a fraction.
| 15 hundredths = |
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Now, simplify the fraction.
| = |
| = |
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