How do you write 20 hundredths as a decimal?
Moreover, how do you write hundredths as a decimal?
When writing a decimal number, look at the decimal point first. If the last number is two places away from the decimal point, it is in the hundredths place. The number 0.39 would be written as thirty-nine hundredths. The nine is the last number and is in the hundredths place.
Considering this, how do you write five hundredths as a decimal?
Since 5 hundredths is 5 over one hundred, 5 hundredths as a Fraction is 5/100. If you divide 5 by one hundred you get 5 hundredths as a decimal which is 0.05.
30 hundredths means that if you divide something into one hundred equal parts, 30 hundredths is 30 of those parts that you just divided up. Since 30 hundredths is 30 over one hundred, 30 hundredths as a Fraction is 30/100. If you divide 30 by one hundred you get 30 hundredths as a decimal which is 0.30.