How do you convert fractions to decimal notation?

1 Answer
Apr 17, 2016

Divide the numerator by the denominator

Explanation:

#a/b# is #a÷b= x#
when #a#= 1 , #b# = 4, then #x# = 1÷4

1÷4 = 0.25

0.25 is #1/4# in decimal notation and to convert x into a percent just multiply #x# by 100

so #a/b# is #x# in decimal notation and #x(100)# = #x%#

#1/4##(100)=25%#