Question

Question: How do you write 3/6 as a decimal?

Answer 1

Hint: We have to solve this problem with the help of fraction and decimal. We have to first solve the fraction then we will get the decimal as our answer. Moreover, you can see that it is a proper fraction because the numerator is smaller than the denominator.

Complete step by step solution:
We have to find the decimal of $\dfrac{3}{6}$.
First, of all turn the proper fraction (the numerator is smaller than the denominator) into its lowest terms, we get,
 $ \Rightarrow \dfrac{3}{6} = \dfrac{1}{2}$
Now, divide the proper fraction which is in lowest terms, we get,
 $ \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{2} = 0.5$

Therefore, 0.5 is the decimal of $\dfrac{3}{6}$.

Additional Information:
For the given problem we have to find the decimal solution of the fraction. To distinguish from another fraction, we can simply note that the denominator is larger than the numerator, so it is a proper fraction. We also need to check if the proper fraction is in the form of the lowest term or not. In this question, we have to make the fraction in the lowest form. Other types of fractions are improper, mixed, like, unlike, and equivalent fractions.

Note:
Our problem was to find the decimal of $\dfrac{3}{6}$. The given problem was not in the lowest form so we reduced it to its lowest form and then we divided the numerator with the denominator. Again, just look at the given question as a proper fraction so even after reducing it to the lowest form it should be still in the form of a proper fraction.