Question

What is 3/5 as a decimal?

Answer 1

`0.6`

Explanation:

Fractions are an amazing thing. They allow us to represent partial numbers in a way that allows us to solve equations with ease. Start with 1 for example:

1 as a fractions is `1/1` because 1 divided by 1, is 1 as you may have guessed. So then what's `1/2`? Well what's half of one? .5 right? Or, as represented by a fraction, `1/2`!

Let's take it to your 3/5's then:
The first thing you want to do is understand that 1's, 10's, 100's, 1000's, make math EASY. Well, you know it's less than one! So what we do is go up! Multiply the numerator and the denominator by 2, and you should get `6/10`. From here, you should be able to see why the answer is .6. If not, read along:

Okay, so 6/10 is .6, because what we are doing is taking a fraction of the whole number, 6. We move the decimal place in front of the 6 if it's divided by 10, so .6. If it was divided by 100, then we move it to places, so, .06. And so on.

Answer 2

`0.60`

Explanation:

The fraction `3/5` derived from the equivalent expression `6/10`. Basically, if you take `3/5` and use any number except for the numbers `1`, `0`, and any negative numbers, and you multiply both the numerator and the denominator by the same number, you can always reduce the fraction down to its simplest form. Then, using a calculator or long division you are able to calculate the product your fraction. Hence, the answer `0.60`