Question

Convert into a decimal fraction:

(i) 1/125 (ii) 7/25

Answer 1

(i) 1 / 125
To convert into decimal fraction
Multiply and divide the fraction by 8
= (1 $\times$ 8) / (125 $\times$ 8)
We get,
= 8 / 1000
Here, number of zeros is 3
Therefore, decimal form is 0.008

(ii) 7 / 25
To convert into decimal fraction
Multiply and divide the fraction by 4
= (7 $\times$ 4) / (25 $\times$ 4)
We get,
= 28 / 100
Here, number of zeros is 2
Therefore, decimal form is 0.28