Question

Decimal form of $\frac{35}{50}$ is

• A. $0.7$
• B. $0.35$
• C. $1.4$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $0.7$

We multiply both the numerator and denominator of $\frac{35}{50}$ with 2 to get a fraction that has a denominator in the form of power of 10.

$\frac{35}{50}=\frac{35\times 2}{50\times 2}=\frac{70}{100}$

$\because$ Denominator of fraction $\frac{70}{100}$ is 100, a power of 10 having two zeroes after 1, the decimal point of numerator would be shifted by two units to the left.
$\frac{70}{100}=0.70=0.7$