Convert Fraction to Decimal: Solving 14/10

Question

Write the following fraction as a decimal:

$\frac{14}{10}$

00:00 Convert to decimal fraction

00:03 In a decimal fraction, take the numerator as a number

00:06 According to the denominator, move the decimal point

00:10 When the denominator equals 10, move the decimal point once to the left

00:16 And this is the solution to the question

First let's rewrite the simple fraction as a decimal fraction:

$14.0$

Since the fraction is divisible by 10, we can move the decimal point once to the left to get:

$1.40=1.4$

1.4