How To Write Fractions As Decimals

Here you multiply top and bottom by 10 3 1000.

How to write fractions as decimals. Take the top number or the numerator of the fraction and divide it by the bottom number or the denominator. To convert fractions to decimals look at the fraction as a division problem. You can do this in your head by using a calculator or by doing long division. Rewrite the decimal number as a fraction with 1 in the denominator 1 625 1 625 1 multiply to remove 3 decimal places. Express the rational number 19 27 or 19 27ths as a terminating decimal or a decimal that eventually repeats.

To type a fraction on a pc start by entering the numerator or top number in the fraction. 5 8 is expanded to 625 1000 by multiplying the numerator by 125 and denominator by 125. For example is just 1 divided by 4 or 0 25. The fraction 1 4 becomes 1 4. Then write down just the top number putting the decimal point in the correct spot one space from the right hand side for every zero in the bottom number.

Set up the fraction as a decimal division dividing the numerator. If you need to do long division by hand put the top number of the fraction numerator inside the division bracket and the bottom number denominator outside to the left of the division bracket. Then addd a forward slash to represent the divide sign and include the denominator immediately afterwards. Complete the division to convert the fraction to a decimal. This makes a correctly formed fraction.

Square roots cube roots. Multiply top and bottom by 10 for every number after the decimal point 10 for 1 number 100 for 2 numbers etc. Then simplify the fraction. 0 75 1001 100. For mixed numbers add the integer.

To convert fractions to decimals you just divide the top by the bottom divide the numerator by the denominator and if the division doesn t come out evenly you can stop after a certain number of decimal places and round off. Method 2 use calculator to divide the fraction s numerator by the denominator. You also need to know how to deal with terminating and repeating decimals in your answer. Multiply both top and bottom by that number. Include only the first six digits of the decimal in your answer let me give this a shot.