What is 1.6 as a fraction?
February 20th, 2023
##8/5## ( as a fraction )
1.6 is the same as ##1+6/10##
Multiply by 1 and you do not change the value. However, 1 comes in many forms.
##color(green)([1color(magenta)(xx1)]+6/10″ “->” “[1color(magenta)(xx10/10)]+6/10##
##10/10+6/10″ ” =” ” (10+6)/10″ ” =” “16/10##
To simplify the fraction divide top and bottom by 2
##16/10 -=(16-:2)/(10-:2) = 8/5##