Connect fractions and decimals

~9 min

Fractions with denominators 10 and 100 can be written as decimals.

Writing Tenths as Decimals

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A fraction with a denominator of 10 represents one or more tenths. To write this as a decimal, you place the digit in the first place value to the right of the decimal point.

💡 Think of 0.1 as one tenth, 0.2 as two tenths, and so on.