Find the Numerical Equivalent of 1/40: Fraction Conversion

Which number is equal to $\frac{1}{40}$?

Let's multiply the numerator and denominator by a number that will help us make the denominator 1000:

$\frac{1\times25}{40\times25}=\frac{25}{1000}$

Next, we will rewrite the simple fraction as a decimal fraction:

$25.0$

Since we're dividing by 10, the decimal point will move three places to the left, giving us:

$.0250$

Finally we'll add the 0 before the decimal point to get:

$0.0250=0.025$