Quick Answer: How to Change a Fraction to a Decimal
For terminating fractions:
1. Perform division: divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number).
2. The division ends with a remainder of 0 (e.g., 5/8 = 5 ÷ 8 = 0.625).
For repeating fractions:
1. Perform division to identify the repeating block of digits.
2. Place a horizontal bar (vinculum) over the repeating pattern (e.g., 1/3 = 1 ÷ 3 = 0.333... = 0.3 with a bar).
Quick reference equivalents:
- 1/2 = 0.5
- 1/4 = 0.25
- 3/4 = 0.75
- 1/8 = 0.125
- 1/3 = 0.333...
- 2/3 = 0.666...