Question

Write the fraction and its equivalent decimal representation for the shaded portion of the following figure.

Answer 1

Decimals as fractions:
Step 1: Representation of shaded portion in the fractional form:

In the above figure, out of ten equal parts, four parts are shaded. The shaded part represents four-tenths of the whole figure.

In fraction, it is written as $\frac{4}{10}$

Step 2: Conversion of fraction into decimal:

Now, Write the numerator of a required fraction and put the decimal point by leaving as many digits from the right as there are zeros in the denominator of the given fraction.

$\Rightarrow \frac{4}{10}=0.4$

Therefore, $\frac{4}{10}$ is a fraction and $0.4$ is equivalent decimal representation.