Convert the fraction 8/17 to a decimal.
Can you show me how to do this?
Use long division.
for a video of how this works, visit
khanacademy . org/math/arithmetic/fractions/v/converting-fractions-to-decimals
That should show you exactly how to arrive at the answer to your question, which is
0.470588 . . .
To convert a fraction to a decimal, you divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number).
For example, to convert the fraction 8/17 to a decimal, follow these steps:
1. Divide the numerator (8) by the denominator (17): 8 ÷ 17 = 0.47058823529 (approximately).
2. Round the decimal to the desired number of decimal places (if necessary). In this case, let's round it to two decimal places: 0.47.
Therefore, the decimal equivalent of the fraction 8/17 is approximately 0.47.