What is the decimal representation of 1/2?

What is the decimal representation of 1/2?

• A. 0.75
• B. 0.25
• C. 0.5
• D. 1.0

Answer: (C)

Dividing the numerator by the denominator converts a fraction to a decimal. For one-half, divide 1 by 2 and you get 0.5. That is the decimal form of one-half. The other numbers correspond to different fractions: 0.75 is three-quarters, 0.25 is one-quarter, and 1.0 represents the whole.

Dividing the numerator by the denominator converts a fraction to a decimal. For one-half, divide 1 by 2 and you get 0.5. That is the decimal form of one-half. The other numbers correspond to different fractions: 0.75 is three-quarters, 0.25 is one-quarter, and 1.0 represents the whole.