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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tenth of that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a fraction or portion of a previously mentioned quantity, typically in mathematical or comparative contexts.
Example: "If the total cost is $100, then a tenth of that would be $10."
Alternatives: "one-tenth of that" or "10% of that".
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Now there's barely a tenth of that.
The mansion tax is liable to be about a tenth of that.
The Danes spent over 1.3%; the Americans only a tenth of that.
The children's mother, Sharon Wood, said the family was "incensed" and they had received only about a tenth of that.
In 1605, 75,000 people called the City home; nowadays the resident population is a tenth of that.
An Eritrean's passage to Libya may cost $6,000, though a Malian might only pay a tenth of that.
The price is £795, though you can buy cheap copies online for less than a tenth of that.
Cultural and scientific ties, however, have continued, even if Iranians living in Japan number fewer than 7,000, and Japanese in Iran are a tenth of that.
thought four hundred thousand homeowners would end up using this program, when the real number appears to be less than a tenth of that.
When Kadima was formed last November, it said it would sign up 100,000 new members; it has got only a tenth of that.
When I'm with my hot friends, the amount of catcalling they deal with, well, I deal with a tenth of that.
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