Converting the Fraction 3/10 to Decimal Form: Step-by-Step

Question

Convert $\frac{3}{10}$ into decimal form:

00:00 Convert to decimal fraction

00:03 When the denominator equals 10, the numerator is the decimal number:

00:10 When dividing by 10, the decimal point moves one place to the left

00:15 And this is the solution to the question

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

$3.0$

Given that the fraction divides by 10, we move the decimal point one place to the left:

$.30$

We add a zero before the decimal point as follows:

$0.30=0.3$

0.3