Question

Sophie scored $\frac{3}{5}th$ of the maximum marks in her mathematics exam. Respresent the fraction of marks scored by Sophie in decimals

• A. 0.8
• B. 0.6
• C. 0.3
• D. 0.9

Answer 1

The correct option is B 0.6

Convert $\frac{3}{5}$ into a decimal by making the denominator of $\frac{3}{5}$ equal to 10. This can be done by multiplying both numerator and denominator of $\frac{3}{5}$ by 2.

$\frac{3}{5}=\frac{3\times 2}{5\times 2}=\frac{2}{2}=0.6$

Alternative solutions:
$\frac{3}{5}$ in long division form: