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How do you write #1/20# in decimal form?

Answer 1

Eva Abramson

#0.05#

If you divide #1# by #20#, as suggested by the fraction, you get the answer #0.05#.

As a percentage this would be 5% you do the same but multiply by #100%#

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Answer 2

Julia Adams

#0.05#

To write a decimal you need to have a fraction with a denominator of a power of 10.

Multiply by #1#, written as #5/5#

#1/20 xx 5/5 = 5/100 = 0.05#

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Answer 3

Savannah Anderson

To write 1/20 in decimal form, divide 1 by 20. The result is 0.05. So, 1/20 in decimal form is 0.05.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.