Using the place value chart, we can see that the decimal 0.6 is six tenths, so we can write 0.6 as the fraction 6 out of 10 or .
Notice however that the fraction is not in lowest terms. So, we need to divide the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common factor of 6 and 10, which is 2.
Therefore, 0.6 can be written as the fraction , which is in lowest terms.