How do I writeeach decimal as a fraction in simplest form?

Read the decimal in words.

Examples:

0.2 = two tenths = 2/10 = 1/5

0.05 = five hundredths = 5/100 = 1/20

1.375 = one and three-hundred seventy-five thousandths = 1 375/1000 = 1 3/8

To write a decimal as a fraction in simplest form, you can follow these steps:

Step 1: Identify the place value of the last digit after the decimal point. The number of decimal places will determine the denominator of your fraction.

Step 2: Write the decimal value as the numerator of the fraction.

Step 3: The denominator will depend on the number of decimal places. For example:
- If there is one digit after the decimal point, the denominator would be 10.
- If there are two digits after the decimal point, the denominator would be 100.
- If there are three digits after the decimal point, the denominator would be 1000.
- And so on...

Step 4: Simplify the fraction to its simplest form. This involves dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor (GCF) to reduce them to the lowest possible whole numbers.

Here's an example to illustrate the process:

Example: Write 0.75 as a fraction in simplest form.

Step 1: There are two digits after the decimal point, so the denominator will be 100.

Step 2: The decimal value 0.75 will be the numerator of the fraction.

Step 3: The denominator will be 100.

Step 4: To simplify the fraction, we divide both the numerator and denominator by their GCF, which is 25.
0.75 ÷ 25 = 0.03
100 ÷ 25 = 4

So, 0.75 as a fraction in simplest form is 3/4.