Converting the Fraction 13/100 to Decimal Form

Question

Write the following fraction as a decimal:

13100= \frac{13}{100}=

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 100, move the decimal point twice to the left
00:19 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's write the simple fraction as a decimal fraction

13.0 13.0

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

.130 .130

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

0.130=0.13 0.130=0.13

Answer

0.13