Question

Convert the following fraction into decimal form:
$\frac{448}{2500}$.

Answer 1

$\frac{448}{2500}$

Multiplying both numerator and denominator by 4

$=\frac{448\times 4}{2500\times 4}$

$=\frac{1792}{10000}$ .......[1 Mark]
= 0.1792 (Shifting to the left by 4 decimals) ....[1 Mark]