Convert Fraction to Decimal: Changing 9/10 to Decimal Form

Question

Convert910 \frac{9}{10} into decimal form:

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Convert to decimal fraction
00:05 When the denominator equals 10, the numerator is the decimal number:
00:09 When dividing by 100, the decimal point moves once to the left
00:14 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's write the simple fraction as a decimal fraction:

9.0 9.0

Since the fraction divides by 10, we move the decimal point one place to the left:

.90 .90

We add a zero before the decimal point as follows:

0.90=0.9 0.90=0.9

Answer

0.9