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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 from the whole. It has two parts: numerator (number on the top) here, 19 represents how many parts out of the whole. The denominator (number below) shows how many parts make the whole, here it is 2. 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 those to the right represent the fractional part.
19/2 in decimals can be written as 9.5. It is a terminating decimal, indicating that the division ends.
To get 19/2 in decimal, we will use the division method. Here, 19 is greater than 2, so we can perform the division directly to find the decimal representation. Let's see the step-by-step breakdown of the process:
Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator because the numerator (19) will be taken as the dividend and the denominator (2) will be taken as the divisor.
Step 2: Divide 19 by 2. Let's see how many times 2 goes into 19.
Step 3: 2 goes into 19 nine times, as 2 × 9 = 18.
Step 4: Write 9 in the quotient place, subtract 18 from 19 to get the remainder of 1.
Step 5: Bring down a 0 in the dividend place to make it 10, and continue the division.
Step 6: 2 goes into 10 five times, as 2 × 5 = 10, and the remainder is 0. Thus, the division process ends.
The answer for 19/2 as a decimal is 9.5.