What are the decimal fraction and the simplified fraction for 0.8

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Fvox · Answer 1 · 2023-11-09T02:20:11+0000

The decimal fraction given in the question is

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