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How do you simplify 1.6?

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Hint: To solve these types of questions we should be able to convert the decimal into a fraction and then do factorization to get the possible pairs which can get further simplified.

Complete step by step solution:
First of all, it is given in the question that we need to simplify 1.6,
As we know we can convert a decimal into a fraction by simply multiplying 10 to both the numerator and the denominator,
Hence, 1.6=1610
2×2×2×22×52×2×2×22×5
Now we will after cutting out the common terms we get,
2×2×25
As we know we have 1 pair of 2, we will take it out and the equation will become,
225
Now, on multiplying 5 on both the numerator and denominator we get,
2510

Hence, the simplest form of 1.6 can be written as 2510.

Note:
A decimal is simply a fraction whose denominator is a power of ten and whose numerator is expressed by figures placed to the right of a decimal point.
Factorization consists of writing a number or another mathematical object as a product of several factors, usually smaller or simpler objects of the same kind.