Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.3 The Rational Numbers - Exercise Set 5.3 - Page 284: 40

Answer

$0.6=\frac{3}{5}$

Work Step by Step

Multiply $\frac{10}{10}$, which is equal to 1, by the decimal to find: $0.6(\frac{10}{10}) \\= \frac{6}{10} \\=\frac{3}{5}$ Notice that we divided by 2/2 to reduce the fraction.
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