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Why is it that when you convert 3/4 into a decimal it’s 0.75??

User Tayfun
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think of it like quarters 1 quarter is 25 cent it takes 4 quarters to make a dollar = 1 whole so basically

1 - 0.25

2 - 0.50

3 - 0.75

4 - 1.00


hope this helps !!!!!
User Jbraun
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Answer:because it’s like a quarter

Explanation:

A quarter is 25c, 25•3=75

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