SOLUTION: Change the fraction to a decimal. 1/15 Help me please I am so bad with these problems.

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Question 104030: Change the fraction to a decimal. 1/15
Help me please I am so bad with these problems.

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression


Translate the division problem into this:

   _______
15 | 1.00





Now think of this as 100 divided by 15. So how many times does 15 go into 100? It goes in 6 times. Place a 6 over the second zero and multiply by 15 to get 90. Place 90 underneath 100 and subtract to get 10. Also bring down another zero


   ___.06__
15 | 1.000
       90
    -------
       100



Now how many times does 15 go into 100? Again the answer is 6. Repeat the last steps


   ____.066__
15 | 1.0000
       90
    -------
       1000
        90
       ----
        100




This process will repeat itself infinitely. So this means where the 6's will repeat forever

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