Convert Fraction to Decimal: Solving 74/1000 Step-by-Step

Convert 741000 \frac{74}{1000} into decimal form:

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00:04 Let's convert this to a decimal fraction.
00:09 Remember, if the denominator is one thousand, then the numerator becomes the decimal number.
00:17 When dividing by one thousand, move the decimal point three places to the left.
00:25 And that's how we solve this problem!

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Understand the problem

Convert 741000 \frac{74}{1000} into decimal form:

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Step-by-step solution

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

74.0 74.0

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

.0740 .0740

We'll add a zero before the decimal point as follows:

0.0740=0.074 0.0740=0.074

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Final Answer

0.074

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\( \frac{5}{100}= \)

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