How do you find the decimal of #(-9)/5#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-08-31T00:42:28

#-1.8#

To find the decimal of a fraction, you just need to divide the top by the bottom. The top is the numerator and the bottom is the denominator.

So, when we divided #(-9)/5# it equals to #-1.8# decimal.

I hope I helped!

Answer 2 · 2017-08-31T00:44:31

Divide the numerator by the denominator.

#(-9)/5=-1.8#

Answer 3 · 2018-08-07T07:59:25

#-1 4/5 = -1.8#

You can change the improper fraction to a mixed number:

#-9/5 = -1 4/5#

Now change the #4/5# to an equivalent fraction with a denominator of #10# which will be easy to write as a decimal.

#4/5 xx2/2 = 8/10 = 0.8#

#-1 4/5 = -1.8#