Converting Fraction to Decimal: Solve 17/10 Step by Step

Question

Write the following fraction as a decimal:

$\frac{17}{10}$

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

00:13 And this is the solution to the question

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

$17.0$

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

$1.70=1.7$

1.7