Convert Fraction to Decimal: Solving 50/100 Step-by-Step

Question

Write the following fraction as a decimal:

$\frac{50}{100}=$

00:00 Convert to decimal fraction

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

00:06 And according to the denominator, move the decimal point

00:12 When the denominator equals 100, move the decimal point twice to the left

00:17 And this is the solution to the question

Let's write the simple fraction as a decimal fraction

$50.0$

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

$.500$

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

$0.500=0.5$

0.5