Question

Convert given fraction to decimal:

$\frac{1}{5}$.

Answer 1

Step 1- Converting the denominator in the multiple of $10$.

$\frac{1}{5}=\frac{1\times 2}{5\times 2}=\frac{2}{10}$

Step 2- Converting it into decimal form

We know that, to convert a fraction to a decimal, the power of ten in the denominator decides the number of decimal places.

$\frac{2}{10}=\frac{2}{{10}^1}$.

Here, $10$ have a power $1$.

Therefore, we put the decimal after $1$ places from the right side.

So, the decimal form will be $0.2$.