Convert the given Fractions into like Fractions 0.80.09, 0.0893 and 52.8
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Answer:
ii) 0 .09
100/9
Every place value after the decimal point can be expressed as a fraction with 10 to some power in the denominator.
The first place after the decimal point is called the "tenths place" If I had
0.9 , I would have 9 tenths, or as a fraction 9/10
The second place after the decimal is called the "hundredths place". The question above asks for 0.09 . This would be 9 hundredths, or as a fraction 9/100
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i) 0.80
0.80 as a fraction equals 80/100 or 4/5
Steps to convert 0.80 into a fraction:
Write 0.80 as 0.80/1
Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 10 for each number after the decimal point:
0.80 x 100 /1 x 100
= 80 /100
Further reducing the fraction to its lowest terms results in: 4/5
Note that the whole number-integral part is: empty
The decimal part is: .80 = 80/100
Full simple fraction breakdown: 80/100
= 8/10
= 4/5
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iii) 0.0893
0.0893 as a fraction equals 893/10000
Steps to convert 0.0893 into a fraction:
Write 0.0893 as : 0.0893 /1
Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 10 for each number after the decimal point:
0.0893 x 10000 /1 x 10000
= 893 /10000
Note that the whole number-integral part is: empty
The decimal part is: .0893 = 0893/10000
Full simple fraction breakdown: 893/10000
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iv) 52.8
52.8 as a fraction equals 528/10 or 264/5
Steps to convert 52.8 into a fraction:
Write 52.8 as 52.8 /1
Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 10 for each number after the decimal point:
52.8 x 10 /1 x 10
= 528 /10
Further reducing the fraction to its lowest terms results in:
264 /5
Note that the whole number-integral part is: 52
The decimal part is: .8 = 8/10
Full simple fraction breakdown: 5280/100
= 528/10
= 264/5
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