Question

What is $1.6$ as a fraction?

Answer 1

Expressing the given decimal to fraction:

Given, the decimal number is $1.6$

Now,

$1.6$ is basically $16$ divided by $10$ which can be written as $\frac{16}{10}$.

Dividing the numerator and denominator by the same factor $2$ gives us $\frac{8}{5}$.

Now, $\frac{8}{5}$ can be rewritten as,

$\frac{5+3}{5}=\frac{5}{5}+\frac{3}{5}=1+\frac{3}{5}=1\frac{3}{5}$

Therefore, $1.6$ written as a fraction is $1\frac{3}{5}$.