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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 of a whole. It has two parts: the numerator (the number on the top), here, 14 represents how many parts out of the whole. The denominator (the 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 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.
14/10 in decimals can be written as 1.4. It is a terminating decimal, showing it has a finite number of digits.
To get 14/10 in decimal, we will use division method. Here, as 14 is greater than 10, we will perform the division directly. Let's see the step-by-step breakdown of the process:
Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator because the numerator (14) will be taken as the dividend and the denominator (10) will be taken as the divisor.
Step 2: Perform the division of 14 by 10.
Step 3: 10 goes into 14 once, so we write 1 in the quotient place.
Step 4: Subtract 10 from 14, which gives 4.
Step 5: Bring down a 0 to the remainder to make it 40, then divide by 10, which goes 4 times.
Step 6: Write 4 in the next place in the quotient. The division process completes, and we get the remainder as 0, making it a terminating decimal.
The answer for 14/10 as a decimal will be 1.4