0.12 Divided by 25
What is 0.12 divided by 25?
To find the answer to this question, we need to perform the division operation. Division is an operation where we find how many times one number fits into another number.
The Calculation
To divide 0.12 by 25, we can perform the following calculation:
0.12 ÷ 25 = ?
To do this, we can convert the decimal to a fraction:
0.12 = 12/100
Now, we can divide the fraction by 25:
(12/100) ÷ 25 = ?
To divide a fraction by a number, we can multiply the fraction by the reciprocal of the number:
(12/100) × (1/25) = ?
Now, we can multiply the numerators (numbers on top) and multiply the denominators (numbers on the bottom):
(12 × 1) / (100 × 25) = ?
This gives us:
12/2500
The Answer
So, 0.12 divided by 25 is equal to 12/2500 or 0.0048.
Simplification
We can simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4:
12 ÷ 4 = 3 2500 ÷ 4 = 625
So, the simplified fraction is:
3/625
And the decimal equivalent is:
0.0048
