Question #277b3

1 Answer
Dec 4, 2015

#0.8# is not a whole number, but can be represented as a fraction as #0.8 = 4/5#

Explanation:

Whole numbers are, depending on the source, either the counting numbers
#1, 2, 3, 4, ...#
or the counting numbers and 0
#0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ...#

In either case, #0.8# is not a whole number. If you mean to find it as a fraction, note that the final decimal is in the tenths position, and so

#0.8 = 8/10 = (2*4)/(2*5) = 4/5#