What is 1/12 as a decimal? – ArgoPrep
1/12 as a decimal is 0.083
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In the fraction 1/12 , the number 1 is
- Numerator
- Denominator
- Decimal
- Fraction
Answer
- Numerator
In the fraction 1/12 , the number 12 is
- Numerator
- Denominator
- Decimal
- Fraction
Answer
- Denominator
What is the equivalent fraction to 1/12?
- 2/12
- 2/24
- 1/24
- 3/24
Answer
- 2/24
What is the equivalent fraction to 1/12?
- 3/36
- 3/12
- 2/36
- 1/36
Answer
- 3/36
Solution
All fractions can be converted to the decimal form by the long division method.
The fraction $$\frac1{12}$$ can be written as $$1\div12$$.
Let us do the long division for the given fraction.
- When the dividend is less than the divisor, add a decimal point to the quotient and add
0
to the dividend.
- We can see that the dividend is still
10
and cannot be divided by
12
. Hence add another 0 after the decimal point in the quotient and add
0
to the dividend to make it
0
.
- Carry out the division. It can be seen that the remainder
4
is recurring and hence the digit
3
in the quotient is repeated.
- We can stop the division here as we know that the answer is a non-terminating decimal.
Hence the decimal form of the fraction $$\frac1{12}$$ is 0.8333……
Here we can see that the digit 3 is repeating and hence it can be denoted with the help of a bar over the number.
$$\frac{\mathbf1}{\mathbf{12}}\boldsymbol=\mathbf0\boldsymbol.\mathbf8\overset{\boldsymbol¯}{\mathbf3}$$
Note that the digit 8 is not repeated and hence the bar has to be drawn only for the digits that are repeated.
Remember
Here are some common terms you should be familiar with.
In the fraction $$\frac{1}{12}$$, the number 1 is the dividend (
our numerator
)
The number 12 is our divisor (
our denominator)
.
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