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1
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8
1.8
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8
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1.8
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8
Place values indicate that
1
.
8
1.8
1
.
8
is made up of 1 ones, 8 tenths:
However, if we want to convert
1
.
8
1.8
1
.
8
to fraction notation, it is somewhat more helpful to see it as being made up of 1 ones, 8 tenths:
We can write
1
.
8
=
1
4
5
1.8 = 1\dfrac{4}{5}
1
.
8
=
1
5
4
, meaning one and 8 tenths