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Last updated on March 3rd, 2025
It is a simple question on decimal conversion. Firstly, we have to learn fractions and decimals. A fraction represents a part of the whole. It has two parts, numerator (number on the top) here, 9 represents how many parts out of the whole. The denominator (number below) shows how many parts make the whole, here it is 2. A decimal is a way to represent the number that is not whole, using a (.) or a decimal to separate the whole part from the fractional part. The numbers to the left of the decimal point represent the whole, and that to the right represents the fractional part.
9/2 in decimals can be written as 4.5. It is a terminating decimal, meaning it does not repeat infinitely.
To get 9/2 in decimal, we will use the division method. Here, as 9 is larger than 2, we can divide directly to convert it to a decimal. Let's see the step-by-step breakdown of the process.
Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator because the numerator (9) will be taken as the dividend and the denominator (2) will be taken as the divisor.
Step 2: Divide 9 by 2.
Step 3: 2 divides 9 four times to make 8. Write 4 in the quotient place.
Step 4: Subtract 8 from 9, which gives a remainder of 1.
Step 5: Bring down a 0 to make the remainder 10. Divide 10 by 2 to get 5. Step 6: Write 5 after the decimal point in the quotient. The division is complete as the remainder is now 0.
The answer for 9/2 as a decimal will be 4.5.