Converting Decimal 0.41: Writing the Number in Word Form

Rewrite the following decimal in words:

0.41

To solve this problem, we need to express the decimal $0.41$ in words. In a decimal, the tenths place and hundredths place determine the fraction it represents. Specifically, the fraction that corresponds to $0.41$ is $\frac{41}{100}$, since 41 is in the hundredths place.

Let's consider how to express $0.41$ in fraction form:

• The number $0.41$ is read as "forty-one hundredths."
• This corresponds to writing it as a fraction with a denominator of 100.
• Thus, $0.41 = \frac{41}{100}$, which is expressed in words as "41 divided by 100."

Therefore, among the given choices, the correct expression of $0.41$ in words is $\frac{41}{100}$, meaning 41 hundredths or "41 divided by 100."