Yes. It can be there in intermediate stages of calculations but is should not be there in the final answer. You should either convert to a decimal or a ratio.
For example one half of 0.25 is
0.25/2 = 0.125
or, since 0.25 = (1/4)/2 = 1/8
The denominator of the fraction is determined by the number of decimal places in the decimal number. If there is one decimal place, the denominator will be 10. If there are two decimal places, the denominator will be 100, and so on.
To express any fraction as a decimal, use long division to divide the numerator by the denominator.
Complex fraction Complex fraction - A complex fraction is a fraction where the numerator and/or denominator are a fraction. Decimal - A decimal is a number based on the number 10. It can be thought of as a special type of fraction where the denominator is a power of 10. Decimal point - A period or dot that is part of a decimal number.
To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the denominator into the numerator.
To change an inproper fraction to a decimal you divide the denominator by the numeratorand once you do that and you find your decimal you bring it over two times to the right.
To turn a fraction into a decimal, simply divide the numerator by the denominator.
To convert a mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply the denominator by the whole number, add that total to the numerator and put the whole thing over the original denominator. To convert an improper fraction to a decimal, divide the denominator into the numerator.
To convert a mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply the denominator by the whole number, add that total to the numerator and put the whole thing over the original denominator. To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the denominator into the numerator.
A decimal fraction is called such because it can be represented by a fraction with a denominator with a power of 10.
To change a proper fraction into a decimal, divide the denominator into the numerator.
To convert a mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply the denominator by the whole number, add that total to the numerator and put the whole thing over the original denominator. To convert any fraction to a decimal, divide the denominator into the numerator.
to convert any fraction to a decimal divide the numerator (top) by the denominator (bottom). 3 divided by 8 equals .375.