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Pre-algebra

Found in: Page 224

Book edition Common Core Edition

Author(s) Ron Larson, Laurie Boswell, Timothy D. Kanold, Lee Stiff

Pages 183 pages

ISBN 9780547587776

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Short Answer

Write the decimal as a fraction or mixed number.
0.4

$\frac{2}{5}$ is the fraction number of decimal $0.4$ .

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Step 1. Given information

Consider, the decimal $0.4$ provided in question

Step 2. Calculation

To evaluate fraction number of decimal $0.4$ , it is needed to remove the decimal as $4$ is in at tenth place and simplify the obtained fraction

Therefore, the fraction number obtained as

$\begin{array}{l} \Rightarrow 0.4 = \frac{4}{10} \\ \Rightarrow 0.4 = \frac{2}{5} \end{array}$

Hence,

$\frac{2}{5}$ is the fraction number of decimal $0.4$ .

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