Given Fraction:
A fraction is equivalent to the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator:
5/12
A fraction is equivalent to the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator:
5/12
= 5 ÷ 12, which is equal to 0.4166666666666… (non-terminating decimal)Since the digit 6 repeats, we can express 0.4166666666666… in bar notation:0.4166666666666… = 0.416Therefore, 5/12
converted to a decimal number is equal to 0.416: 5/12
= 0.416