What is 5/2 as a decimal?

A decimal number can be defined as a number whose whole number part and the fractional part is separated by a decimal point. 

Answer: 5/2 as a decimal is 2.5

Let's understand how to write 5/2 as a decimal with the help of the following explanation.

Explanation: 

Writing 5/2 as a decimal using division method

To convert any fraction to decimal form, we just need to divide its numerator by the denominator.

Here, the fraction is 5/2 which means we need to perform 5 ÷ 2

This gives the answer as 2.5. So, 5/2 as a decimal is 2.5

You can also verify your answer using Cuemath's Fraction to Decimal Calculator.

Thus, 5/2 as a decimal is 2.5