Convert Decimal to Words: Writing 0.81 in Word Form

To convert the decimal $0.81$ to its fractional form, follow these steps:

• Step 1: Understand the position of each digit. In $0.81$, the digit 8 is in the tenths place, and 1 is in the hundredths place.
• Step 2: Convert $0.81$ into a fraction. Since 81 is the two-digit number following the decimal, we express this over 100, which represents the hundredths place: $\frac{81}{100}$.
• Step 3: Simplify the fraction if necessary. In this case, $\frac{81}{100}$ is already in its simplest form.

Thus, the decimal $0.81$ can be written in words as 81 divided by 100.

Among the given options, the correct answer corresponds to choice 2.