write 0.64 as a fraction in lowest terms is this correct 04/100=8/25
0.64 is 64 hundredths.
How do you write that as a fraction?
To write 0.64 as a fraction in lowest terms, we need to understand that the decimal part is in the hundredths place.
First, let's convert 0.64 into a fraction by placing the decimal part over a power of 10. Since there are two decimal places, we place the decimal part (64) over 100:
0.64 = 64/100
To simplify this fraction to its lowest terms, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD). In this case, the GCD of 64 and 100 is 4:
64/100 = (64 ÷ 4) / (100 ÷ 4) = 16/25
Therefore, 0.64 can be written as the fraction 16/25 in lowest terms, not 8/25.