Question

Which procedure would you use to convert a fraction to a decimal? 1)Convert
2/5 to a decimal.2) convert 0.5 to fraction

Answer 1

Step 1

We can convert 2/5 to a decimal by using long division. In this method, we divide the divisor by the dividend. The divisor is the denominator, 5 and the dividend is the numerator, 2.

The process is thus;

5 cannot divide 2 because 5 is bigger than 2, so we write 0. and add 0 behind 2

So the quotient or answer gotten is 0.4

Therefore, 2/5 in decimal = 0.4

Answer; 2/5 in decimal = 0.4

Step 3

Convert 0.5 to a fraction

For this, we write 0.5 as;

$\frac{0.5}{1}$

Then multiply the numerator and denominator by 10

$\begin{gathered} \frac{0.5\times10}{1\times10}=\frac{5}{10} \\ Reduce\text{ }\frac{5}{10}=\frac{1}{2} \end{gathered}$

Answer; 0.5 = 1/2