How do you work out 12 divided by 50?

Answer 1

0.24

Answer 2

This is written 12 ÷ 50 or 12/50.

In most cases you would simplify this operation by reducing the numbers to 6 ÷ 25 (or 6/25). In this example it is simpler to increase the numbers by a factor of 2 so they become 24 ÷ 100 (24/100).

This can be seen to be 0.24 as a decimal but if a fraction were required normally you would submit the simplest equivalent which is 6/25.