Explain why 45/100 is written as a decimal with a 4 in the tenths place and a 5 in the hundredths place

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8 October, 19:22

Explain why 45/100 is written as a decimal with a 4 in the tenths place and a 5 in the hundredths place

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Pamela Lowery · Answer 1

It is written as. 45 because it is showing that it is in the hundredths. For example if you wanted to convert it back you would know that since the 5 is in the hundredths place you would have the fraction 45/100. It is in the hundredths place because it is over 10 but less then 100