Skill: Convert simple decimals to fractions

A decimal can be written as a fraction by using its place value.

• One digit after the decimal point means tenths, so the denominator is $10$.
• Two digits after the decimal point means hundredths, so the denominator is $100$.

Example: Convert $0.25$ to a fraction.

1. The number $0.25$ has two digits after the decimal point, so it represents 25 hundredths.
2. Write $25$ over $100$:

$$0.25=\frac{25}{100}$$

3. Rename the fraction in simplest form. Both $25$ and $100$ can be divided by $25$:

$$\frac{25}{100}=\frac{1}{4}$$

Therefore, $\boxed{0.25=\frac{1}{4}}$.