Write 7/20 as a terminating decimal

In order to do this, you would multiply

7

20

by

100

%

.

7

20

(

100

%

)

=

(

700

20

)

%

=

35

%

Multiplying

7

20

by

100

%

allows you to be able to use long division

→

you only multiply

100

by the numerator (the top number of the fraction).

To convert

7

20

to a decimal, simply divide

7

by

20

.