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6
1.6
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6
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1.6
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6
Place values indicate that
1
.
6
1.6
1
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6
is made up of 1 ones, 6 tenths:
However, if we want to convert
1
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6
1.6
1
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6
to fraction notation, it is somewhat more helpful to see it as being made up of 1 ones, 6 tenths:
We can write
1
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6
=
1
3
5
1.6 = 1\dfrac{3}{5}
1
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6
=
1
5
3
, meaning one and 6 tenths