Question

What are the decimal fraction and the simplified fraction for 0.8

Answer 1

The decimal fraction given in the question is

`=0.8`

The place value of 8 in the decimal fraction

`\begin{gathered} =8\text{ tenth} \\ =(8)/(10) \end{gathered}`

The fraction in the simplified form can be calculated below as

`\begin{gathered} =(8/2)/(10/2) \\ =(4)/(5) \end{gathered}`

Hence,

0.8 = 8/10

The simplified fraction is

= 4/5