Question

zara has $0.40.
how can you write $0.40 as a fraction of a dollar?
\frac{?}{?} dollar

Explanation:

Step1: Recall decimal to fraction

A dollar is 1.00, so 0.40 is 40 hundredths. So we write it as $\frac{40}{100}$.

Step2: Simplify the fraction

Divide numerator and denominator by 20: $\frac{40\div20}{100\div20}=\frac{2}{5}$ (or we can also keep it as $\frac{40}{100}$ which simplifies to $\frac{2}{5}$).

Answer:

$\frac{40}{100}$ (or simplified to $\frac{2}{5}$)