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Last updated on March 18th, 2025
It is a simple question on decimal conversion. Firstly, we have to learn fractions and decimals. A fraction represents a part of a whole. It has two parts: the numerator (number on the top) here, 18, represents how many parts out of the whole. The denominator (number below) shows how many parts make the whole, here it is 10. A decimal is a way to represent a number that is not whole, using a (.) or a decimal 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.
18/10 in decimals can be written as 1.8. It is a terminating decimal, meaning the decimal representation ends.
To get 18/10 in decimal, we will use the division method. Since 18 is larger than 10, we can directly divide the numbers. Let's see the step-by-step breakdown of the process:
Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator because the numerator (18) will be taken as the dividend and the denominator (10) will be taken as the divisor.
Step 2: Divide 18 by 10.
Step 3: 10 goes into 18 once, which gives us 10 × 1 = 10.
Step 4: Subtract 10 from 18 to get a remainder of 8.
Step 5: Bring down a 0 to make it 80 and divide by 10 again, which gives 8.
Step 6: This results in a quotient of 1.8, and there is no remainder.
The answer for 18/10 as a decimal is 1.8.