Question

Identify the decimal equivalent of the fraction $\frac{15}{2}.$

Answer 1

To convert $\frac{15}{2}$ into its decimal form, let us first find its equivalent fraction with denominator 10.

For this, we multiply the numerator and the denominator of the given fraction with 5.

$\therefore \frac{15}{2}=\frac{15\times 5}{2\times 5}=\frac{75}{10}$

Dividing 75 or 75.0 by 10 means shifting the decimal point one place to the left.

$⟹\frac{75}{10}=7.5$

$\therefore \frac{15}{2}=7.5$