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Last updated on March 16th, 2025
It is a simple question on decimal conversion. Firstly, we have to learn fractions and decimals. A fraction represents a part from the whole. It has two parts: numerator (number on the top) here, 83 represents how many parts out of the whole. The denominator (number below) shows how many parts make the whole, here it is 1000. 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 fraction part. The numbers to the left of the decimal point represent the whole, and those to the right represent the fractional part.
83/1000 in decimals can be written as 0.083. It is a terminating decimal, showing it will not repeat any digit infinitely.
To convert 83/1000 into a decimal, we will use division. Since the denominator is a power of 10, it simplifies the conversion.
Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator because the numerator (83) will be divided by the denominator (1000).
Step 2: Since the denominator is 1000, which is a power of 10, we can directly place the decimal point in the numerator. We need to move the decimal three places to the left (since 1000 has three zeros).
Step 3: Thus, 83/1000 becomes 0.083.
The answer for 83/1000 as a decimal is 0.083.