24/5 as a decimal

Answer

24/5 in decimals can be written as 4.8. It is a terminating decimal, showing that it ends and does not repeat.

Explanation

To get 24/5 in decimal, we will use the division method. Here, as 24 is larger than 5, we can directly perform the division. Let's see the step-by-step breakdown of the process:

Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator because the numerator (24) will be taken as the dividend and the denominator (5) will be taken as the divisor.

Step 2: Divide 24 by 5. The whole part of the division is found by seeing how many times 5 fits into 24.

Step 3: 5 × 4 = 20, so 5 can fit into 24 four times. Write 4 in the quotient place.

Step 4: Subtract 20 from 24, which gives 4.

Step 5: Bring down a 0 to the remainder to make it 40, and divide 40 by 5, which gives us 8.

Step 6: The process concludes here, as the remainder is 0.

The answer for 24/5 as a decimal is 4.8.

• Fraction: A numerical quantity that is not a whole number, representing a part of a whole.
   
• Decimal: A number that uses the base ten and includes a decimal point to separate the whole part from the fractional part.
   
• Numerator: The top part of a fraction, indicating how many parts of the whole are being considered.
   
• Denominator: The bottom part of a fraction, showing how many parts make up a whole.
   
• Terminating Decimal: A decimal that ends and does not repeat infinitely.