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# What is 0.6 as a fraction?

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The number 0.6 is equal to 3 over 5 as a fraction, or 3/5. Because the 6 in 0.6 is in the 10th column, it can be converted to 6 over 10 from inspection, and then reduced by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2.

Numbers can typically be presented as either fractions or decimals. A decimal number refers to any number without a written denominator, while a fraction always has a numerator an denominator. To convert a decimal into a fraction, put the numbers to the right of the decimal place over a number that is equivalent to the number places occupied. For example, 0.99 can be written as 99/100 since it occupies the 10th and 100th number places.

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The decimal 0.75 is equal to three over four as a fraction, or three-fourths. It can be converted by putting 0.75 over a denominator of one, and then multiplying both by 100. From there, the fraction of 75 over 100 can be reduced to three over four by dividing by their largest common factor of 25.

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A whole number and a mixed number are simplified by first expressing the sum as a fraction with the same denominator as the proper fraction portion of the mixed number, and then simplifying that fraction if possible. The resulting number is an improper fraction. To convert the improper fraction to a ratio such as x:y, write the numerator of the fraction before the colon, with the denominator after.

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