Convert Fraction to Decimal: Solving 5/100 Step by Step

Question

Write the following fraction as a decimal:

5100= \frac{5}{100}=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's write the simple fraction as a decimal fraction

5.0 5.0

Since the fraction divides by 100, we'll move the decimal point once to the left and get:

.050 .050

We'll add the zero before the decimal point and get:

0.050=0.05 0.050=0.05

Answer

0.05

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Converting Decimal Fractions to Simple Fractions and Mixed Numbers: Convert a fraction with a denonimator of 100 to a decimal