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1/10 as a decimal is 0.1 Want to practice? Write the fraction 1/10 as a decimal without the long division. Solution Fractions have two parts- the numerator and the denominator. The numerator is the number at the top of the fraction and the denominator is the number at the bottom of the fraction. All the […]

1/16 as a decimal is 0.0625 Want to practice? Solution Use the concept of equivalent fractions to write the fraction 1/16 as a decimal. The equivalent fractions are the fraction that is derived by multiplying different numbers with the numerator and denominator of the fraction. All the equivalent fractions of a fraction simplify to the […]

2/3 as a decimal is 0.666… Want to practice? Carla had poured out two-thirds of the apple juice from a 1-liter pack to a glass. What is the quantity of juice in the glass? Solution The fractions are referred to with the ‘parts out of the whole’. Here the amount of juice that Carla had poured […]

6/7 as a decimal is 0.857142 Want to practice? Nick is working on converting the fraction to a decimal. After getting three digits in the quotient, he is unsure if the answer is finite or a recurring decimal. Can you help him? Solution Recurring fractions are fractions that have one or more digits that occur […]

15/32 as a decimal is 0.46875 Want to practice? Solution To simplify a fraction, it can be converted to the decimal form using the long division method. The fraction consists of the number of parts, which is denoted by the numerator on the top, and the total number of parts, which is denoted by the […]

5/9 as a decimal is 0.5 Want to practice? Solution A repeating decimal fraction is a fraction that, when divided, gives a decimal in which a digit or a sequence of digits repeats itself in a pattern. The digits that are repeated are after the decimal point. We use the long division method to find […]

6/11 as a decimal is 0.536 Want to practice? Solution All fractions can be converted to decimals. Like fractions, the decimals are also a representation of the combination of both the whole numbers and the fraction parts separated by a decimal point. To convert the fraction to a decimal, we need to divide the numerator […]

7/8 as a decimal is 0.875 Want to practice? Solution Work out the fraction    using the following methods to write it as a decimal. a) With Long Division b) Without Long Division With Long Division The long division method is very simple. All the fractions can be written as a division expression. The numerator […]

4/11 as a decimal is 0.36 Want to practice? Solution The terminating decimals are the decimal numbers with a finite number of decimal digits whereas the non-terminating decimals are the decimal numbers that have recurring digits or sequence of digits in them. The non-terminating decimals continue infinitely as the recurring digits follow a pattern and […]

9/10 as a decimal is 0.9 Want to practice? The method of denoting a non-whole number is called a fraction. For example, one-half, two-third etc. are non-whole numbers and cannot be denoted using a whole number. Fraction is the easiest and understandable form of denoting a partial number by indicating it in parts. A fraction […]