Question

What is 1/4 as a decimal

Answer 1

In order to write
`(1)/(4)` as a decimal, we need to find a fraction equivalent to
`(1)/(4)` with a 100 in the denominator. Notice that if we multiply the numerator and denominator of
`(1)/(4)` by 25, we get the equivalent fraction
`(25)/(100)` which we can now write as a decimal.

Remember that the hundredths place is two places to the right of the decimal point. Therefore, we can write
`(25)/(100)` as 0.25.