Question

Convert the fraction $\frac{7}{4}$ into decimals by making the denominator a multiple of $10$.

Answer 1

$\Rightarrow \frac{7}{4}=\frac{7\times 25}{4\times 25}$ ( Multiply the numerator and denominator by $25$ to make the denominator a multiple of $10$ )

$\Rightarrow \frac{7\times 25}{4\times 25}=\frac{175}{100}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{175}{100}=1.75$ ( Since , there are two zero in denominator so the decimal point will be placed after two digit in the numerator moving from right to left )

Thus , the decimal representation of $\frac{7}{4}$ is $1.75$ .