Convert Fraction to Decimal: Solving 300/1000

Question

3001000= \frac{300}{1000}=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Convert to decimal fraction
00:03 Write the numerator as a number
00:07 Now according to the denominator, move the decimal point to the left
00:10 There are 3 zeros in the denominator, so we move 3 times to the left
00:34 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

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

300.0 300.0

Since the fraction is divided by 1000, we move the decimal point three places to the left:

.3000 .3000

Now let's add the zero before the decimal point and we get:

0.3000=0.3 0.3000=0.3

Answer

0.3