Question

Oliver bought 10 candies from a local store and ate 8 of them. Express the proportion of candies he has eaten and convert it into a decimal number.

• A. 0.8
• B. 0.2
• C. 8

Answer 1

The correct option is A 0.8

The proportion of candies eaten by Oliver $=\frac{\text{Number of candies eaten}}{\text{Number of candies bought}}$
$=\frac{8}{10}$

$\frac{8}{10}$ is eigth tenths.
Hence, it can be written as 0.8.