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1
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4
1.4
1
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4
1
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4
1.4
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4
Place values indicate that
1
.
4
1.4
1
.
4
is made up of 1 ones, 4 tenths:
However, if we want to convert
1
.
4
1.4
1
.
4
to fraction notation, it is somewhat more helpful to see it as being made up of 1 ones, 4 tenths:
We can write
1
.
4
=
1
2
5
1.4 = 1\dfrac{2}{5}
1
.
4
=
1
5
2
, meaning one and 4 tenths