What decimal is equal to the following fraction? 12/20

Slay asked Oct 23, 2022

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What decimal is equal to the following fraction?
12/20

Slay asked Oct 23, 2022

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Answer:

It is 0.6

Explanation:

(12)/(20)

divide numerator and denominator by 2:

$= (12 / 2)/(20 / 2) \\ \\ = (6)/(10)$

since it's a tenth, it becomes a value with out decimal place:

= 0.6

Gatsbill answered Oct 29, 2022

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