Conversion of Fractions to Decimals

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Changing Fractions to Decimals: 

To express a fraction as a decimal, make an equivalent fraction with a denominator that is a power of ten. 

Worked Example 7.5.1:

Express\(\frac {3}{5} \)as a decimal. 

Solution:

Worked Example 7.5.2:

Express \( \frac {6}{25}\)as a decimal 

Solution:

To make the denominator a power of 10, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 4 to get 100. We are looking for the number we can multiply by 25 to get 100.

Note: We can also obtain the number by dividing 100 by 25

⇒ \( \frac {100}{25} \scriptsize = 4 \)

Hence  

⇒ \( \frac {6}{25} \\= \frac {6 \: \times \: 4}{25 \: \times \: 4} \\= \frac {24}{100} \\ = \scriptsize 0.24\)

Worked Example 7.5.3:

Express\( \frac {5}{8}\)as a decimal. 

Solution 

Ans = 0.625

Hint: To make 8000 to the power of 10, we divide it by 8. i.e 8000 ÷ 8 = 1000 and 5000 ÷ 8 = 625. It is easier to divide by the power of ten as the denominator, which in this case is 1000. 

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