8/100 as a Decimal

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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, 8 represents how many parts out of the whole. The denominator (number below) shows how many parts make the whole, here it is 100. 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.

What is 8/100 as a decimal?

$8/100 as a decimal$ Answer

8/100 in decimals can be written as 0.08. It is a terminating decimal, showing it does not repeat infinitely.

Explanation

To get 8/100 in decimal, we will use division method. Here, as 8 is smaller than 100, we will take help of the decimal method which will give us 0.08. Let's see the step-by-step breakdown of the process:

Step 1: Identify the numerator and denominator because numerator (8) will be taken as the dividend and denominator (100) will be taken as the divisor.

Step 2: As 8 is smaller than 100, it can't be divided without using decimals. We will place a decimal point in the quotient and add 0 to the dividend, making 8 become 80.

Step 3: Now that it is 80, we can divide it by 100. Let's see how many times 100 goes into 80.

Step 4: 80 is not a multiple of 100, so we look for how many times 100 fits into 80; it fits 0 times, so we write 0 in the quotient place and continue with the next step.

Step 5: Bring down another 0 in the dividend place to make it 800, and then divide 800 by 100, which gives 8. The division process ends with no remainder, indicating a terminating decimal.

The answer for 8/100 as a decimal is 0.08.