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Writing decimals as fractions review

Review writing decimals as fractions, and try some practice problems.

Writing decimals as fractions

To convert a decimal to a fraction, we write the decimal number as a numerator and we write its place value as the denominator.
If there is a number to the left of the decimal point, we keep that number as a whole number.
Example 1: 0.07
0.07 is 7 hundredths. So, we write 7 over 100.
0.07=7100
Example 1: 2.1
2.1 is 2 and 1 tenth. 2 stays a whole number. Then we write 1 over 10.
2.1=2110
Want to learn more about writing decimals as fractions? Check out this video.

Practice

Problem 1
Express 0.4 as a fraction.
  • Your answer should be
  • a proper fraction, like 1/2 or 6/10

Want to try more problems like this? Check out this exercise.

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