Convert 3/4 to a decimal.

• A. 0.75
• B. 0.34
• C. 0.3
• D. 0.76

Answer: (A)

Converting a fraction to a decimal means dividing the top number by the bottom number. So, 3 divided by 4 equals 0.75. If you do the long division, you’ll see 4 goes into 3 zero times (write 0), then with a decimal and a zero added you get 30, and 4 goes into 30 seven times (28), leaving a remainder of 2. Bring down another zero to make 20, and 4 goes into 20 five times (20), with remainder 0. Since the division finishes cleanly, the decimal stops after two digits: 0.75. Another way is to multiply top and bottom by 25 to get 75/100, which is the same value, read as 0.75. The other numbers shown would correspond to different fractions (0.34 is 34/100, 0.3 is 3/10, 0.76 is 76/100), not 3/4.