Write the following decimals as fractions:
(a) 0.6 (b) 2.5 (c) 3.8

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Solution

(a) $0.6$
$= \frac{/ 6}{/ 10}$
$= \frac{3}{5}$ (dividing numerator and denominator by 2)

(b) $2.5 = \frac{/ 25}{/ 10}$
$= \frac{5}{2}$ (dividing numerator and denominator by 5)

(c) $3.8 = \frac{/ 38}{/ 10}$
$= \frac{19}{5}$ (dividing numerator and denominator by 2)

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