Converting Decimals to Fractions: Example 2

What place value is the digit 8 in the number 0.8?

• Thousandths place

• Units place

• Tenths place

• Hundredths place

How can 0.8 be written as a fraction?

• 8/100

• 8/1

• 8/1000

• 8/10

What common factor do the numbers 8 and 10 share?

• 3

• 5

• 2

• 4

What is the simplified form of the fraction 8/10?

• 4/5

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 3/5

What operation is performed on both the numerator and the denominator to simplify 8/10?

• Subtraction

• Division

• Addition

• Multiplication