It is asking you to turn the decimal 0.85 into a fraction.
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Write the decimal 0.85 as a fraction.
- Read the question and then read it again. What is it asking you to do?
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- Remember that every decimal number can be written as a fraction using the denominators 10, 100, 1,000 etc.
0.85 has a digit in the hundredths position so can be written using denominator 100.
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0.85 = 
- Check to see if the fraction can be simplified.
do the numerator and denominator share a common factor?
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85 and 100 have the common factors 1 and 5.
You can divide both parts of the fraction by 5.
85 ÷ 5 = 17
100 ÷ 5 = 20
- What is your answer? Check your working.
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0.85 = 