How to solve
A fraction is a division problem. For denominators like 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 25 you can scale to tenths, hundredths, or thousandths instead of long division.
Steps
- Try scaling the denominator to 10, 100, or 1000.
- Multiply numerator by the same factor.
- Read off the decimal.
Example
Write 7/20 as a decimal.
- Scale by 5: 35/100.
- 35 hundredths is 0.35.
Answer: 0.35
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