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Question from Esmeralda, a student: How do you change a decimal to a ratio? Express the decimal 0.2 as a ratio. |
Hi Esmeralda,
The decimal 0.2 can be expressed as a fraction $0.2 = \frac{0.2}{1} = \frac{2}{10} = \frac15.$
Can you convert a common fraction to a ratio?
Penny
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