Convert Fraction to Decimal: Finding the Decimal Form of 1/100

Question

Write the following fraction as a decimal:

$\frac{1}{100}=$

00:05 Let's convert this to a decimal fraction.

00:09 First, take the numerator as a whole number.

00:13 Then, use the denominator to decide where to place the decimal point.

00:17 If the denominator is one hundred, move the decimal two places left.

00:23 And that's how we solve this question!

Let's write the simple fraction as a decimal fraction

$1.0$

Since the fraction divides by 100, we move the decimal point once to the left and get:

$.010$

We'll add the zero before the decimal point and get:

$0.010=0.01$

0.01