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OpenStudy (anonymous):

can anyone help me please how is 5/16 expressed as a decimal thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3.2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0.3125

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no like how is it written to be expressed in decimal form

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

_______ 16 | 5.0 __0.3____ 16 | 5.0 48 ----- 20 __0.31____ 16 | 5.0 48 ----- 20 16 ----- 40 __0.312____ 16 | 5.0 48 ----- 20 16 ----- 40 32 ------- 80 __0.3125____ 16 | 5.0 48 ----- 20 16 ----- 40 32 ------- 80 80 ------ 0 So 5/16 = 0.3125

OpenStudy (anonymous):

here are the options 0.3125 with a line on top of all the numbers 0.3125 0.31 with the line on top of the 31 or 0.3125 with a line on top of 25

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

second option, see above to see how I got that and you can check your answer with a calculator or google

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0.3125

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1316386384754:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or just plain old 0.3125

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

just plain old 0.3125

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

\[\large \frac{5}{16}=0.3125\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks :)

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