What Is 1/2 as a Decimal + Solution With Free Step

The fraction 1/2 as a decimal is equal to 0.5.In Fractions, we have dividing numbers. The numerator and Denominator are two components of the fraction which are separated by a slash. This slash represents the process of Division. In contrast to the numerator, which represents the number of parts or portions taken, the denominator represents all portions of equal size.The division is used to solve fractions and get comparable decimal numbers. The act of dividing a number into several smaller numbers that are equal is known as Division.Division often appears more complex than other arithmetic operations. However, it is quite simple to handle this seemingly tough method. Utilizing the Long Division method is one such approach.Here, we will solve the fraction of 1/2 by the Long Division method to get its decimal value.

Solution

To get started, we first divide the fraction. The division is an arithmetic operation, having components or elements, which can be separated according to their function. These elements consist of dividends and divisors. A divisor is in a denominator and is dividing the dividend.However, a Dividend is a numerator and is being divided by a numerator.  In the above scenario, we have 1 as a dividend and 2 as a divisor.We can write this fraction in terms of divisor and dividend as:

Dividend = 1

Divisor = 2

There are two other terms associated with division, which need to be understood. These are Quotient and Remainder. A Quotient is a number that is produced when one number is divided by another or it can be referred to as the outcome of division. It can be stated in the following form.

Quotient = Dividend $\div$ Divisor = 1 $\div$ 2

The remainder, On the other hand, is what’s left over after dividing. If we have an amount left after the dividend is entirely divided by the divisor, it is known as Remainder. A non-zero remainder shows that divisor is not a factor of dividend.Below, we have a detailed solution of 1/2 using Long Division.

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1/2 Long Division Method

Complete solution for a fraction of ½ includes the following steps:

1 $\div$ 2 

It can be seen that the Dividend is less than Divisor, it implies that Quotient is not a whole number and is less than 1. Hence, we require a Decimal Point. To get this, we plug in a zero to dividends right. Now we have 10 as a dividend. As 2 is a multiple of 10, the answer can now be computed as:

10 $\div$ 2 $\approx$ 5

Where:

 2 x 5 = 10 

So, the remainder becomes 0 as shown below:

10 – 10 = 0

We get a zero value of the Remainder that indicates that the fraction is solved completely and we have 0.5 as our solution. Moreover, the Denominator and the Quotient are factors of the numerator.Images/mathematical drawings are created with GeoGebra.