Convert the fraction 8/17 to a decimal.
Please show how it done
Divide 8 by 17.
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I get 0.47 is that correct?
Yes, that's right.
You can also check your work by going to www.google.com and entering the math problem. I entered 8/17 and pressed the Enter key -- and there it was!
Thank you so much for your help
You're very welcome.
To convert the fraction 8/17 to a decimal, you need to divide the numerator (8) by the denominator (17).
Here's how you can do it:
1. Place the numerator (8) in the dividend position.
2. Place the denominator (17) in the divisor position.
3. Perform the division: 8 ÷ 17.
To perform the division, let's start by dividing 8 by 17:
0.4
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17| 8
- 0
-----
80
- 68
-----
120
- 119
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10
Keep going until you either reach the desired level of precision or the remainder becomes zero. In this case, we can see that the division does not terminate, and the remainder is 10.
To express this as a decimal, we can write it as 0.4705882... (the decimal continues indefinitely).