We want to write the given fraction as a decimal number.
- 8/9
Let's ignore the negative sign for just a moment. Recall that 8 9 means 8÷ 9. Therefore, we will divide the numerator by the denominator. Let's do it!
We found that 89 written as a decimal is 0.8. Therefore, - 89 written as a decimal is - 0.8.