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

Question

Convert $\frac{9}{10}$ into decimal form:

00:03 Let's convert this to a decimal fraction.

00:08 If the denominator is ten, then the numerator is the decimal number.

00:13 When we divide by one hundred, move the decimal point one place to the left.

00:19 And that's how we solve this problem!

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

$9.0$

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

$.90$

We add a zero before the decimal point as follows:

$0.90=0.9$

0.9