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

Question

Write the following fraction as a decimal:

1710 \frac{17}{10}

Video Solution

Solution Steps

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

Step-by-Step Solution

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

17.0 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 1.70=1.7

Answer

1.7