What fraction is equal to 08?

Answer 1

The mathematical expression or entity "0.8" is read in English as "eight tenths." Any single digit (0 through 9) located one space to the right of a decimal point is one tenth. That's because "one space" means "one zero," and "one zero" is always in tens. The specific digit used (in your question, it's "8.") tells us how many tenths are being referred to.

And so the decimal 0.8 is just that: eight tenths. If one tenth is written as 1/10, and two tenths is written as 2/10... you can see how simple it is. So the answer to your question is that 0.8 expressed as a fraction is 8/10.


That, by the way, is a form of "improper" fraction, because the rule is, always use the smallest number possible, unless you are using the fraction with another one. In this case, the fraction 8/10 can be REDUCED. That is, the top and the bottom numbers (numerator, 8, and denominator, 10,) both can be divided by the same number evenly. That number, in this fraction, is "2." So if you divide the top (numerator, 8) by 2, the answer is 4. And so 4 is the new numerator. You must divide the bottom (the denominator, 10) by the same number: "2." This results in a new denominator, 5.


That is what is meant by "reducing a fraction."


Putting it all together, 0.8 = (is the same value as) 8/10, and that fraction = 4/5, which cannot be reduced any further.


All that is very wordy. But we've covered a whole lot of ground. And now you can see that the correct answer is really very short, if you use only the numbers and symbols: 0.8 = 8/10 = 4/5.


If you understand this, then you'll never need to write down all the words again. And you can apply this sequence for any decimal number (0.5, or 0.34, or 0.222, etc.)


(one space to the right of a decimal means one zero, and that means ten(s), or tenths.


two spaces to the right of a decimal means two zeros, and that means hundreds, or hundredths.


three spaces to the right of a decimal means three zeros, and that means thousands, or thousandths.)


Simple - and it will carry you a long, long way in understanding decimals and fractions; remember that they're just two different ways to express the same value.

Answer 2

08 = 8/1

Answer 3

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