Question

What decimal is equal to the following fraction?
12/20

Answer 1

Answer:

It is 0.6

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{12}{20}$

divide numerator and denominator by 2:

$= \frac{12 \div 2}{20 \div 2} \\ \\ = \frac{6}{10}$

since it's a tenth, it becomes a value with out decimal place:

$= 0.6$