SOLUTION: how do you change a fraction into a decimal

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Question 111368: how do you change a fraction into a decimal
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simply divide the two numbers. For instance becomes

Translate to: 
  _____
2 | 1


Write 1 as 1.0. Now how many times does 2 go into 1.0 (think of this number as 10) It goes in 5 times. Remember to write in the decimal 
  __0.5_
2 | 1.0


So

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