1.8 as a Fraction

1.8 = ?
What is 1.8 as a fraction?

1.8 = 9/5.
1.8 as a fraction is 9/5.

This decimal to fraction conversion provides the detailed information on what is 1.8 as a fraction in simplest form and how it can be calculated.

Calculation: 1.8 in Fraction
1.8 = (?)
= (1.8/1) x (10/10)
= 18/10
= (9 x 2)/(5 x 2)
= 9/5
1.8 = 9/5
1.8 in fraction is 9/5

Step by step work for decimal 1.8 as a simplified fraction to understand the calculation.

step 1 Input values:
The decimal number = 1.8

What to be found:
What is 1.8 as a fraction in simplest form?

step 2 Write 1.8 as a simple fraction.
1.8/1

step 3 Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator.
Since the decimal 1.8 has 1 digits after the decimal point, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 1.8/1 to make numerator as a whole number.
(1.8 x 10)/(1 x 10) = 18/10

step 4 Rewrite the numerator and denominator of the fraction 18/10 in the form of multiplication factors as like the below.
= (9 x 2)/(5 x 2)

step 5 To simplify the fraction, check and cancel the factors of 18 and 10 if any factors in the numerator and denominator can be cancelled each other.
= (9 x 2)/(5 x 2)
18/10 = 9/5

Hence,
1.8 as a fraction is 9/5.