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Last updated on March 11th, 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: the numerator (the number on the top), here, 2, which represents how many parts out of the whole. The denominator (the number below) shows how many parts make the whole, here it is 100. A decimal is a way to represent a number that is not whole, using a decimal point (.) to separate the whole part from the fractional part. The numbers to the left of the decimal point represent the whole, and those to the right represent the fractional part.
2/100 in decimals can be written as 0.02. It is a terminating decimal, meaning it does not repeat infinitely.
To get 2/100 in decimal, we will use the division method. Here, as 2 is smaller than 100, we will take the help of the decimal method, which will give us 0.02. Let's see the step-by-step breakdown of the process:
Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator because the numerator (2) will be taken as the dividend and the denominator (100) will be taken as the divisor.
Step 2: As 2 is smaller than 100, it can't be divided as is, so we will take the help of decimals. We will add a decimal point in the quotient place and add zeros to the dividend to make it 200.
Step 3: Now that it is 200, we can divide it by 100.
Step 4: 100 goes into 200 exactly 2 times, so we write 2 in the quotient place after the decimal point.
Step 5: The division process ends here as the remainder is 0, making it a terminating decimal.
The answer for 2/100 as a decimal will be 0.02.