What is 0.6 as a Fraction?

Are you trying to figure out how to write 0.6 in the form of a fraction?

Solution: 0.6 as a fraction is 3/5

Follow along to see how to convert decimals like this to a fraction.

How to Convert 0.6 to a Fraction

You can convert 0.6 to fraction form by following a few easy steps.

Convert the decimal into a fraction by putting the decimal over 1 in fraction format.
0.6=.6 / 1
Multiply the numerator and denominator by 10 to eliminate decimal places.
0.6 × 10 / 1 × 10=6 / 10
Reduce the fraction by finding the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numerator and denominator.
GCF of 6 and 10 = 2
Divide the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor (2).
6 ÷ 2 / 10 ÷ 2=3 / 5

Thus, the resulting fraction is 3/5.

The process to convert fractions back to decimals is a bit different; learn how to express 3/5 as a decimal.

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