Question

how do you turn a fraction into a decimal ?

Answer 1

Step 1: Find a number you can multiply by the bottom of the fraction to make it 10, or 100, or 1000, or any 1 followed by 0s.

Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by that number.

Step 3. Then write down just the top number, putting the decimal point in the correct spot (one space from the right hand side for every zero in the bottom number)

Answer 2

The simplest way is to put it into a calculator. The idea is to divide the top by the bottom. e.g. $\frac{1}{4}$ is equal to .25 because 4 goes into 1 .25 times.