Question

Explain how knowing that 5 divided by 8 equals 0.625 helps you write the decimal for 4 5/8

Answer 1

Knowing that 5 divided by 8 equals 0.625 is helpful for writing the decimal of 4 5/8 because 5 divided by 8 is the same as 5/8. So we then know that 4 and 5/8 is simply 4 and 5/8, or 4.625.