Question

How do you write `6/25` as a decimal?

Answer 1

`6/25 = 0.24`

Explanation:

There are 2 methods - one always works and the other only works if the denominator can be changed into a power of 10.

`6/25 xx 4/4 = 24/100 = 0.24`

As soon as a fraction has a power of 10 as the denominator, it can be written as a decimal.

The other method is to regard a fraction as a division:

`6/25 = 6 div25`

=`color(white)(......)25 | underline(6.00)`
`color(white)(...............)0.24`