Answer:
We assumed 1.2 because there was no given number.
To convert the decimal 1.2 into a fraction, we can follow these steps:
1. The number after the decimal point indicates the number of decimal places. Since 1.2 has one decimal place, we need to express it as a fraction with a denominator of 10 raised to the power of the number of decimal places, which is 1.
2. Write 1.2 as a fraction by placing the decimal value (1.2) in the numerator and the denominator as 10 raised to the power of the number of decimal places (10¹ = 10).
1.2/10
3. Simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD). In this case, the GCD of 1.2 and 10 is 2.
(1.2/2)/(10/2)
= 0.6/5
So, the decimal 1.2 is equivalent to the fraction 0.6/5.