Converting fractions to decimals?
First, convert one eighth into a decimal.
'One eighth' is expressed as a fraction, and to work out the decimal, you first need to understand what it really means.
Every number is a fraction, all you do is place the number over 1.
The fraction bar means 'divided by'. Knowing this, it's easy to work out this answer.
One eighth = 1/8 or 1 DIVIDED BY 8.
Pop this in your calculator, and you should get 0.125.
Add the 5, and your answer is 5.125.
NB: The same operation is used for all fractions.
3/8 = 0.375
how to do it:
1 Divided by 8
the answer x 3
=
0.125
x 3
= 0.375
7 divided by 8 = 0.875
3 divided by 8 = 0.375
1.625
1.375
From centimeter to meter, you move the decimal one place to the right, and vice versa.
Eight
To convert inches to metric units, we need to use the conversion factor of 2.54 cm in one inch. So, to convert 3764ths of an inch to metric units, we divide 3764 by 64 (to convert to decimal) and then multiply by 2.54 cm to get the equivalent value in centimeters.
There are 5280 feet in one mile. Therefore, seven eighths of a mile is equal to 7/8 x 5280 = 4620 feet.
It is 0.125
5.125
Simple! One eighth is the same as 0.125 so multiply thar by five(0.625)and make it negative A: -0.625
One fourth is considerably less than five eighths. To convert fourths into eighths, you can multiply the fraction 1/4 by 2/2 and get 2/8. It should be apparent that two eighths is a lot less than five eighths. Less than half, in fact.
Divide seven by eight. Remember, you will get a number less than one, so place your decimal point.
One eighth is .125 in decimal, if that is what you're after, 5.375
one eighth equals .125, so 3 eighths equal .375.
One quarter is two eighths, so five eighths subtract two eighths is three eighths.
One and a half is twelve eights.plus five eights, is seventeen eights. That is two and one eighth in total, or 2.125 in decimal.
Two and five eighths
Expressed as a decimal, this is equal to 1.125.
three eighths