Do use hyphens when writing out fractions used as adjectives Don't use hyphens when writing out fractions used as nouns (one half of the room). (two-thirds majority). What is the written form of the fraction 1/8? Becky added 1/8 cup of brown sugar to the cookie batter. A. one eighth B. one-eighth

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Tanya Barker

20 March, 15:04

Do use hyphens when writing out fractions used as adjectives Don't use hyphens when writing out fractions used as nouns (one half of the room). (two-thirds majority). What is the written form of the fraction 1/8? Becky added 1/8 cup of brown sugar to the cookie batter. A. one eighth B. one-eighth

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Eileen Steele · Answer 1

Always use hyphens with simple fractions, unless the second half is already hyphenated. I. e. you would write "one-eighth" or "one twenty-fifth. So the answer is B.