Title: Lesson 5-6
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Lesson 4-7

Example 1 Write Decimals as Fractions
Write 0.8 as a fraction in simplest form.

The place-value chart shows that the place value of the last decimal place is tenths. So, 0.8 means eight tenths.

0.8 = 	Say eight tenths.

Simplify. Divide the numerator and denominator by the GCF, 2.

4

5

      = 	

      = 

Example 2 Write Decimals as Fractions
Write 0.65 as a fraction in simplest form.

0.65 = 	Say sixty-five hundredths.

13

Simplify. Divide by the GCF, 5.

20

      	= 	

      	= 	

Example 3 Write Decimals as Fractions
Write 0.875 as a fraction in simplest form.

Say eight hundred seventy-five thousandths.

0.875 = 	

7

Simplify. Divide by the GCF, 125.

8

      	= 	

      	= 	

Example 4 Write Decimals as Mixed Numbers
SCHOOL   Sunview Middle School uses 12.36 boxes of computer paper each day in its computer lab. Express this amount as a mixed number in simplest form.

Say twelve and thirty-six hundredths.

12.36 = 12

9

Simplify.

25

          = 12 
           
          = 12