How do you write $\frac{6}{25}$ $6/25$ as a decimal?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-10T11:20:32

$\frac{6}{25} = 0.24$ $6/25 = 0.24$

There are 2 methods - one always works and the other only works if the denominator can be changed into a power of 10.

$\frac{6}{25} \times \frac{4}{4} = \frac{24}{100} = 0.24$ $6/25 xx 4/4 = 24/100 = 0.24$

As soon as a fraction has a power of 10 as the denominator, it can be written as a decimal.

The other method is to regard a fraction as a division:

$\frac{6}{25} = 6 \div 25$ $6/25 = 6 div25$

= $color(white)(......)25 | underline(6.00)$
$color(white)(...............)0.24$

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