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Last updated on March 12th, 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: the numerator (number on the top), here 24 represents how many parts out of the whole. The denominator (number below) shows how many parts make the whole, here it is 100. 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.
24/100 in decimals can be written as 0.24. It is a terminating decimal, as it does not repeat infinitely.
To get 24/100 in decimal, we will use division. Here, 24 is the numerator, taken as the dividend, and 100 is the denominator, taken as the divisor.
Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator because the numerator (24) will be taken as the dividend and the denominator (100) will be taken as the divisor.
Step 2: Divide 24 by 100. Since 24 is smaller than 100, the quotient will start with 0, and we will use the decimal point.
Step 3: Multiply 0 by 100, which gives 0. Subtract 0 from 24, which still gives 24.
Step 4: Bring down another 0 to make it 240 and divide by 100. 100 goes into 240 twice, giving 2 in the quotient.
Step 5: Multiply 2 by 100, getting 200. Subtract 200 from 240 to get 40. Bring down another 0 to make it 400, and divide by 100, giving 4 in the quotient. The division process ends here, as there is no remainder.
The answer for 24/100 as a decimal is 0.24.