Convert Fraction to Decimal: Solving 74/1000 Step-by-Step

Question

Convert 741000 \frac{74}{1000} into decimal form:

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's write the simple fraction as a decimal fraction:

74.0 74.0

Since the fraction divides by 1000, we move the decimal point three places to the left:

.0740 .0740

We'll add a zero before the decimal point as follows:

0.0740=0.074 0.0740=0.074

Answer

0.074