How do you write 7/12 as a decimal?
1 Answer
Mar 30, 2018
Explanation:
A decimal is a number written out with - you guessed it - a decimal point. These are some examples of decimals.
- 16.8
- 45879.03456
- 3.1
To turn a fraction into a decimal, all you have to do is divide the top number by the bottom number. Or:
So, you can set up your long division problem like this and then solve. I've gone ahead and done it for you, but feel free to follow along!
NOTE: I know that it looks like I made
So our decimal is