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Last updated on March 13th, 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 (the number on the top) here, 35 represents how many parts out of the whole. The denominator (the number below) shows how many parts make the whole, here it is 8. 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.
35/8 in decimal form can be written as 4.375. It is a terminating decimal, meaning it does not repeat infinitely.
To convert 35/8 to a decimal, we will use the division method. Here, as 35 is larger than 8, we can directly perform the division. Let's see the step-by-step breakdown of the process:
Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator because the numerator (35) will be taken as the dividend and the denominator (8) will be taken as the divisor.
Step 2: Divide 35 by 8. The integer part of the quotient is 4 because 8 goes into 35 four times.
Step 3: Multiply 8 by 4 which gives 32. Subtract 32 from 35 to get a remainder of 3.
Step 4: Bring down a 0 to make it 30, then divide 30 by 8. The integer part of the quotient is 3.
Step 5: Multiply 8 by 3 which gives 24. Subtract 24 from 30 to get a remainder of 6.
Step 6: Bring down another 0 to make it 60, then divide 60 by 8. The integer part of the quotient is 7.
Step 7: Multiply 8 by 7 which gives 56. Subtract 56 from 60 to get a remainder of 4.
Step 8: Bring down another 0 to make it 40, then divide 40 by 8. The integer part of the quotient is 5.
Step 9: Multiply 8 by 5 which gives 40. Subtract 40 from 40 to get a remainder of 0.
The division process ends here with no remainder, indicating that 35/8 as a decimal is 4.375.