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Last updated on March 14th, 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 1 represents how many parts out of the whole. The denominator (number below) shows how many parts make the whole, here it is 20. 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 that to the right represents the fractional part.
-44 1/20 in decimals can be written as -44.05.
To convert -44 1/20 to a decimal, we'll first convert the fractional part. Here, the fraction 1/20 can be converted to a decimal by dividing 1 by 20.
Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator because the numerator (1) will be taken as the dividend and the denominator (20) will be taken as the divisor.
Step 2: Divide 1 by 20, which gives 0.05.
Step 3: Combine the whole number with the decimal fraction.
Since the whole number is -44, we combine it with 0.05 to get -44.05.