Question

What decimal is equal to the following fraction?
12/20

Answer 1

It is 0.6

Explanation:

`(12)/(20)`

divide numerator and denominator by 2:

`= (12 / 2)/(20 / 2) \\ \\ = (6)/(10)`

since it's a tenth, it becomes a value with out decimal place:

`= 0.6`