How do you convert 4/15 to a decimal?
2 Answers
The decimal form of
Explanation:
Divide the numerator by the denominator.
In the United States, the repeating decimal is represented with a bar above the repeating decimal. The bar has a fancy name called a vinculum, which I've never heard anyone use. Different countries have different conventions. You can read about it at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeating_decimal
Assuming you do not have a calculator and you need to solve this manually. The explanation takes longer than doing the maths.
Explanation:
Using an example: note that the bar in
With some question you are left with no choice and have to do a division.
However, this question is one where you can use a
Note that
Multiply by 1 and you do not change the value. However, 1 comes in many forms.
Just dealing with the
Now we deal with the
Using the standard abbreviation we have: