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3/7 as a decimal is 0.428571 Want to practice? Long Division Method Fractions are simplified using the long division method. The long division method involves the manual division by dividing the digits one-by-one or pairs until we reach the remainder as zero. In some divisions, we do not reach the remainder 0 and the division […]

3/11 as a decimal is 0.27272727… Want to practice? From the division above we can conclude that: .______ Solution Observe the long division to find the value of the divisor. It can be seen that the result of the first step is 22 which is 2 times the divisor. From this, it can be deduced […]

5/8 as a decimal is 0.625 Want to practice? Solution Observe that the fraction is converted to its decimal form on the other side. The number on the top of the fraction is called the numerator and the number at the bottom is the denominator. Divide the numerator by the denominator using the long division […]

3/5 as a decimal is 0.6 Want to practice? Solution To solve the first part (?), compare the numerator and denominator of both the fractions. It can be observed that the denominator of the first fraction 5 is multiplied by 2 to get 10. Similarly, 2 has to be multiplied by the numerator also to […]

2/11 as a decimal is 0.181818… Want to practice? A fraction is represented by the numerator and denominator separated by a line. The line in a fraction represents the division of two numbers. The division of the numbers of a fraction is called the converting of the fraction to its decimal form. Solution Let us […]

You surely already know the even numbers: they are the integers having 2 as one of its factors. In other words, 2 is the number that determines which integer s belong to the family of even numbers, and which to the family of odd numbers. Another exclusivity of 2 is that it is the first […]

Inequalities Early in your mathematical learning, you learned about equations like 3 + 2 = 5. The equal symbol “=” is indicating that everything to the left of the symbol is the same value as everything to the right of the symbol. When you are solving equations you are finding what should be on the […]

5/6 as a decimal is 0.833… Want to practice? The fraction has two parts- the numerator and the denominator. The number at the top is called the numerator and the number at the bottom is called the denominator. A fraction can be written in its decimal form by dividing the numerator by the denominator. Remember […]

Five is a number very present in our lives. We have 5 fingers and toes, most starfishes have 5 arms, there are five human senses, five vowels, and five Olympic rings, just to mention some!One of the main mathematical properties of 5 is that it is a prime number, as we are about to learn. […]

2/5 as a decimal is 0.4 Want to practice? Any fraction can be converted to its decimal form by dividing the numerator by the denominator. Solution These are the steps to convert the given fraction to decimal. Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator of the fraction. The number on the top (2) is the […]