sitifan
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Decimal quantities are considered to be plural; quantities expressed as fractions are considered to be singular. So write “0.8 miles” but “eight tenths of a mile.” For decimal forms, only the number one is singular: 1 mile. Once you add a decimal, even if it’s a zero, it becomes plural: 1.0 miles.
https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Numbers/faq0058.html
Is the phrase "eleven tenths of a mile" singular or plural?
https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Numbers/faq0058.html
Is the phrase "eleven tenths of a mile" singular or plural?