0.1 as a fraction

Fraction1/10lowest terms
Decimal0.1
Percent10%

How to get there

  1. 0.1 has 1 digit after the point, so it is that many tenths: write the digits over 101/10.
  2. 1 and 10 share no factor but 1, so 1/10 is already in lowest terms.
10 of 100 squares — 0.1 of the whole, which is also 10%.

As a measurement

Read as inches, 0.1″ is 2.54 mm exactly. The nearest marks on a rule:

RuleNearest markInchesmmDifference
16ths1/8″0.1253.175+0.635 mm
32ths3/32″0.093752.3813−0.1588 mm
64ths3/32″0.093752.3813−0.1588 mm

Common questions

What is 0.1 as a fraction?
0.1 as a fraction is 1/10. The digits go over 10, and 1 and 10 share no common factor, so it is already in lowest terms.
What is 0.1 as a percentage?
0.1 is 10%. Multiplying a decimal by 100 moves the point two places to the right.
How many millimetres is 0.1 of an inch?
0.1 inches is 2.54 mm, using the exact definition 1 inch = 25.4 mm.

The same number, other ways

1/10Everything about the fraction: equivalents, the bar model, the number line.10%The same value as a percentage, with its own derivation.Decimal → fraction chartThe whole lookup table, printable.Nearest fractionMatch 0.1″ 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.