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Last updated on March 3rd, 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: numerator (number on the top) here, 3, represents how many parts out of the whole. The denominator (number below) shows how many parts make the whole, here it is 200. 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.
3/200 in decimals can be written as 0.015. It is a terminating decimal, meaning it ends after a specific number of digits.
To get 3/200 in decimal, we will use the division method. Here, as 3 is smaller than 200, we will use the decimal method, which will give us 0.015. Let's see the step-by-step breakdown of the process:
Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator because the numerator (3) will be taken as the dividend and the denominator (200) will be taken as the divisor.
Step 2: As 3 is smaller than 200, it can't be divided directly. We will add a decimal point to the quotient and add zeros to the dividend to proceed with division.
Step 3: Now that it is 30, we can divide it by 200, which still does not work, so we need more zeros.
Step 4: Consider 300. As it is still smaller than 2000, add another zero, making it 3000.
Step 5: 200 goes into 3000 fifteen times, as 200 × 15 = 3000.
Step 6: The remainder is 0, and thus the division ends here.
The answer for 3/200 as a decimal will be 0.015.