SOLUTION: Easy as it might seem, I have forgotten how to take a simple number and turn it into a decimal. so if I want to turn 392 to the third decimal place what is the easiest way to d

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Question 346481: Easy as it might seem, I have forgotten how to take a simple number and turn it into a decimal.

so if I want to turn 392 to the third decimal place what is the easiest way to do this?
Thanks :o)

Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
divide by 1000
392/1000 = 0.392
...
25/100 = 0.25
..
2/10 = 0.2

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