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Express each terminating decimal as a quotient of integers. If possible, reduce to lowest terms. 0.4

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To write a terminating decimal as a quotient of integers, write the digits to the right of the decimal point in the numerator and the position of the last digit to the right of the decimal point in the denominator.

Place 4 in the numerator. Since the last digit on the right, 4, is in the tenths position, the denominator is 10:

0.4=410=4÷210÷2=250.4=\dfrac{4}{10}=\dfrac{4\div 2}{10\div 2}=\color{#c34632}\dfrac{2}{5}

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