Converting

Converting decimals to fractions

0.38 means 38 hundredths, so 0.38 = ³⁸/₁₀₀ = ¹⁹/₅₀

Similarly, 0.4 = ⁴/₁₀ = ²/₅, and 0.125 = ¹²⁵/₁₀₀₀ = ¹/₈

Converting fractions to decimals

³/₁₀ means three tenths, so write it as 0.3

¹⁷/₁₀₀ means seventeen hundredths, so write it as 0.17

Question

Write ⁹/₁₀₀ as a decimal.

Using a calculator

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