Question

A drill bit has a size of 5 16 inch. What is this measurement as a decimal?

Answer 1

the answer is 0.3125

Answer 2

Answer: Its conversion as a decimal is 0.3125.inch.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Size of a drill is given by

$\dfrac{5}{16}$

We need to change it in decimal:

First we change the denominator by multiplying 5 :

$\dfrac{5}{16}\times \dfrac{5}{5}=\dfrac{25}{80}$

Now, we can write it as

$\dfrac{25}{8}\times \times \dfrac{1}{10}\\\\=\dfrac{3.125}{10}\\\\=0.3125\ inch$

Hence, its conversion as a decimal is 0.3125 inch.