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Last updated on March 4th, 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, 8, represents how many parts out of the whole. The denominator (the number below) shows how many parts make the whole, here it is 1000. A decimal is a way to represent a number that is not whole, using a (.) or 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.
8/1000 in decimal can be written as 0.008. It is a terminating decimal, meaning it ends and does not repeat infinitely.
Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator because the numerator (8) will be taken as the dividend and the denominator (1000) will be taken as the divisor.
Step 2: As 8 is smaller than 1000, it can't be divided directly. Here, we will take the help of decimals. We will add a decimal point in the quotient place and add zeros to the dividend as needed.
Step 3: Now, divide 8 by 1000, placing the decimal point in the quotient.
Step 4: This results in 0.008, as 8 divided by 1000 is 0.008 without any remainder.
The division process shows that 8/1000 is a terminating decimal.