Question

Express 1 and 3/50 as a decimal.

Answer 1

1 3/50 = 1 6/100

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`(6)/(100)` = 1.60 or 1.6

Answer 2

Answer: 1.06

Step-by-step explanation: In order to write 1 and 3/50 as a decimal, we must first find a fraction equivalent to 3/50 with a denominator of 100.

Notice that if we multiply the numerator and denominator of 3/50 by 2, we get the equivalent fraction 6/100.

Remember that the hundredths place is two places to the right point so we can write 6/100 as .06.

Therefore, 1 and 3/50 can be written as the decimal 1.06.