Question

I need help 0.259 written out as a fraction or mixed number?

Answer 1

1) To write 0.259 as a fraction let's firstly rewrite as

$\frac{259}{1000}$

2) Count the digits the dot has gone to the left. Each digit to the left means divided by ten. Like this:

3) Since it starts with a zero then it can't be a Mixed number. So it is an improper fraction. No further simplification could be done.