what is 1/4 written as a decimal

Question

my math is asking me to turn this fraction into a decimal

Answer 1

This is the same as 1 ÷ 4.

 

Let's look at it as long division:

 

   0.25

4|1.00

    -8   

      20

     -20

        0

 

1 is too small to be divided by 4, so we put in a decimal point and a 0, so now we have 10 divided by 4. 4 goes into 10 twice and leaves us with 2 left. We add in another 0, so now we have 20. 4 goes into 20 five times, giving us now a remainder of 0, so we are done.

 

Our final answer is thus 0.25