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2
1.2
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Place values indicate that
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2
1.2
1
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2
is made up of 1 ones, 2 tenths:
However, if we want to convert
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2
1.2
1
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2
to fraction notation, it is somewhat more helpful to see it as being made up of 1 ones, 2 tenths:
We can write
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2
=
1
1
5
1.2 = 1\dfrac{1}{5}
1
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2
=
1
5
1
, meaning one and 2 tenths