Understand decimal 0.85: Understand the decimal 0.850.85 is the same as 85 hundredths because the digit 8 is in the tenths place and the digit 5 is in the hundredths place.
Write as fraction: Write 0.85 as a fraction using the understanding from Step 1.0.85=10085 because there are two digits after the decimal point, which means the denominator should be 100.
Simplify fraction: Simplify the fraction 10085. Both the numerator and the denominator can be divided by 5. 85÷5=17100÷5=20 So, 10085 simplifies to 2017.
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