Fractions to Decimals
Posted By: Metric on 2005-07-23
In Reply to: While we are on subject, how about 1 and 1/4 cm. Is it 1.025? - Not sure
1 and 1/4 cm would convert to 1.25 cm as a decimal. Metric measurements must always be expressed in decimal form, never as fractions. Remember that the first place to the right of the decimal point is the "tenths" place and the next is the "hundredths." So, 0.25 is really saying "2.5 tenths" or "25 hundredths"--25/100, or 1/4 when that fraction is reduced. Again, 0.50 would be the same as saying "five tenths" or "50 hundredths"--50/100, 5/10, or 1/2 when you reduce all of the way. 0.75 would be "7.5 tenths" or "75 hundredths"--75/100, which reduces to 3/4.
All fractions can be converted to decimal form and vice versa, although the math can get a little ugly. Nowadays you can buy fairly cheap calculators ($15) that will do the conversions for you both ways. Hope that helps.
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