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7/8 as a decimal is 0.875 Want to practice? Solution Work out the fraction  $$\frac78$$  using the following methods to write it as a decimal. a) With Long Divisionb) Without Long Division With Long Division The long division method is very simple. All the fractions can be written as a division expression. $$\frac78=7\div8$$ The numerator […]

4/11 as a decimal is 0.36 Want to practice? Solution The terminating decimals are the decimal numbers with a finite number of decimal digits whereas the non-terminating decimals are the decimal numbers that have recurring digits or sequence of digits in them. The non-terminating decimals continue infinitely as the recurring digits follow a pattern and […]

9/10 as a decimal is 0.9 Want to practice? The method of denoting a non-whole number is called a fraction. For example, one-half, two-third etc. are non-whole numbers and cannot be denoted using a whole number. Fraction is the easiest and understandable form of denoting a partial number by indicating it in parts. A fraction […]

15/16 as a decimal is 0.9375 Want to practice? Solution We can write the given fraction as a division expression $$\frac{\mathbf{15}}{\mathbf{16}}\boldsymbol=\mathbf{15}\boldsymbol\div\mathbf{16}$$ To carry out the division, write the values 15 and 16 in the division columns as given below. Start the division by placing a decimal point in the quotient to add 0 to 15 […]

7/16 as a decimal is 0.4375 Want to practice? Fill in the missing parts in the long division below and complete the answer. $$\frac7?=0.4\_7\_$$ Solution As we can see that the quotient starts with 0…., we can say that the divisor is greater than the dividend. Hence 0 is added at each step to make […]

4/5 as a decimal is 0.8 Want to practice? The fractions that have numbers with 1 followed by one or more zeros in the denominator can be directly converted to the decimal form. The decimal in the numerator of the fraction is moved as many digits to the left as many zeros in the denominator. […]

19/32 as a decimal is 0.59375 Want to practice? Solution The long division method is used to convert fractions to their decimal form. The numerator of the fraction is the dividend and the denominator is the divisor. The division is carried out till either a remainder of 0 is arrived at or the same remainder […]

The first six prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13. When we add them up, we get 2 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 11 + 13 = 41, which is another prime number! Amazing! Don’t you think? In this article, we will learn why 4 1 is a prime number,and […]