Convert Decimal 0.80 to Words: Reading Hundredths

Rewrite the following decimal in words:

0.80

To solve this problem, we need to express the decimal $0.80$ as a fraction and write it in words.

• Step 1: Understand the decimal
  The decimal $0.80$ means 80 out of 100. This is because the first digit after the decimal represents tenths and the second digit represents hundredths.
• Step 2: Convert to a fraction
  The decimal $0.80$ can be expressed as the fraction $\frac{80}{100}$.
• Step 3: Write the fraction in words
  The fraction $\frac{80}{100}$ is spoken as "eighty divided by one hundred" or simply "eighty hundredths."

Therefore, the decimal $0.80$ rewritten in words as a fraction is expressed as 80 divided by 100.