SOLUTION: Change the fraction to a decimal 24/25...How do I do this?

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Question 82769: Change the fraction to a decimal 24/25...How do I do this?
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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To convert 24/25 to a decimal you need to divide 24 by 25 the old fashion way:
that is long division:
Or you can set up an equality to convert this to a fraction with 100 as the denominator:
24/25=x/100
we have multiplied the denominator by 4 therefore we need to multiply the numerator by 4. we then have 4*24=96: thus we have 96/100 which is the same as .96 the decimal equivalent of 24/25.