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Write the number 0.2 in the form a over b using integers to show that it is a rational number

Write the number 0.2 in the form a over b using integers to show that it is a rational-example-1

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Hello! Let's solve this exercise:

We have some ways to show it, look:


\begin{gathered} (a)/(b)=0.2 \\ \\ (1)/(5)=0.2 \\ \\ (2)/(10)=0.2 \end{gathered}

So, as it can be written as a fraction, is a rational number.

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