Question

Convert 0.4 to a fraction

Answer 1

Using the place value chart, we can see that the decimal 0.4 is four tenths so we can write 0.4 as the fraction 4 out of 10.
`(4)/(10)` is not in lowest terms so we need to divide the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common factor of 4 and 10. The greatest common factor is 2.

Therefore, 0.4 can be written as the fraction
`(2)/(5)` which is in lowest terms.