Changing Terminating Decimals to Fractions
To change terminating decimals to fractions, simply remember that all numbers to the right of the decimal point are fractions with denominators of only 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, and so on. Next, use the technique of read it,write it, and reduce it (that is, simplify).
Change the following to fractions in lowest terms.
0.8
0.09
Read it: 0.8 (eight tenths)
Write it:
Simplify it:
Read it: 0.09 (nine hundredths)
Write it:
Simplify it: can't be simplified.