What is 2/6 as a decimal?
A decimal number has 2 components, the whole number part and the fractional part which is separated by a decimal point.
Answer: 2/6 as a decimal is 0.333...
Let's discuss two methods to express 2/6 as a decimal.
Explanation:
Writing 2/6 as a decimal using division method
To write any fraction to decimal form, we need to divide its numerator by denominator.
Here, the fraction is 2/6. This means we need to perform 2 ÷ 6
This gives the answer as 0.15. So, 2/6 as a decimal is 0.333...
Irrespective of the methods used, the answer to 2/6 as a decimal will always remain the same.
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