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explain why 45/100 is written as decimal with a 4 in the tenths place and a 5 in the hundredths place

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it's like that because the amount is 45/100 so decimals are written like that

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Answer and Explanation:

To find : Explain why
(45)/(100) is written as decimal with a 4 in the tenths place and a 5 in the hundredths place ?

Solution :

When we write fraction as decimal we place decimal according to number of zeros in the denominator.

As
(45)/(100)=0.45

According to place value system,

Ones | Tenths Hundredths

0 4 5

As first digit to the right of decimal point is basically tenths place and second digit to the right of decimal point is basically hundredths place.

So, When we write
(45)/(100) in decimal form i.e. 0.45 then 4 in the tenths place and a 5 in the hundredths place.

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