0.09 as a fraction

Fraction9/100lowest terms
Decimal0.09
Percent9%

How to get there

  1. 0.09 has 2 digits after the point, so it is that many hundredths: write the digits over 1009/100.
  2. 9 and 100 share no factor but 1, so 9/100 is already in lowest terms.
9 of 100 squares — 0.09 of the whole, which is also 9%.

As a measurement

Read as inches, 0.09″ is 2.286 mm exactly. The nearest marks on a rule:

RuleNearest markInchesmmDifference
16ths1/16″0.06251.5875−0.6985 mm
32ths3/32″0.093752.3813+0.0953 mm
64ths3/32″0.093752.3813+0.0953 mm

Common questions

What is 0.09 as a fraction?
0.09 as a fraction is 9/100. The digits go over 100, and 9 and 100 share no common factor, so it is already in lowest terms.
What is 0.09 as a percentage?
0.09 is 9%. Multiplying a decimal by 100 moves the point two places to the right.
How many millimetres is 0.09 of an inch?
0.09 inches is 2.286 mm, using the exact definition 1 inch = 25.4 mm.

The same number, other ways

9/100Everything about the fraction: equivalents, the bar model, the number line.9%The same value as a percentage, with its own derivation.Decimal → fraction chartThe whole lookup table, printable.Nearest fractionMatch 0.09″ against any rule, with the exact error.
Where this comes from. Exact rational arithmetic on the values shown — fractions are pairs of integers until display, and inch–metric conversion uses 25.4 mm to the inch, exact by definition since 1959. See the full methodology.