Basic Numeracy
BNU1501
Department of Decision Sciences
Assignment 02 for Semester 01 2022 (compulsory)
Unique Number: N/A
Due Date: 5 April 2022
Question 1
3
Convert to a decimal
8
[1] 0.380
[2] 0.375
[3] 0.830
[4] 0.374
Answer:
3
Writing 8 as a decimal using division method:
To convert any fraction to decimal form, we just need to divide its numerator by
denominator.
𝑎 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 3
= =
𝑏 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 8
3
Here, the fraction is which means we need to perform 3 ÷ 8. This gives the answer as
8
3
0.375. So, 8 as a decimal is 0.375.
, 3 ÷ 8 = 0.375
Using long division:
BNU1501
Department of Decision Sciences
Assignment 02 for Semester 01 2022 (compulsory)
Unique Number: N/A
Due Date: 5 April 2022
Question 1
3
Convert to a decimal
8
[1] 0.380
[2] 0.375
[3] 0.830
[4] 0.374
Answer:
3
Writing 8 as a decimal using division method:
To convert any fraction to decimal form, we just need to divide its numerator by
denominator.
𝑎 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 3
= =
𝑏 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 8
3
Here, the fraction is which means we need to perform 3 ÷ 8. This gives the answer as
8
3
0.375. So, 8 as a decimal is 0.375.
, 3 ÷ 8 = 0.375
Using long division:
