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

1 Answer
Aug 10, 2016

#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#