math help..

ow do you turn this 5 3/4 into a decimal.. please no mean/hurtfull comments i need help please. and also dont say " look it up "

Ok. So 4/4 is one full unit, right? In other words, 4/4 is the same as 25/25, 50/50 and 100/100.

The easiest thing to do is work out the 3/4 part first. So, here's how you can do it, the easy way:

100 divided by 4 = 25 x 3 = 75.

That's the after decimal part, the part that is not whole ie fraction.
And 5 is the whole number.
Therefore, 5.75 is the answer.


If you don't understand I can try to explain a little bit better.. ^^

Comrade Mu wrote:

Ok. So 4/4 is one full unit, right? In other words, 4/4 is the same as 25/25, 50/50 and 100/100.

The easiest thing to do is work out the 3/4 part first. So, here's how you can do it, the easy way:

100 divided by 4 = 25 x 3 = 75.

That's the after decimal part, the part that is not whole ie fraction.
And 5 is the whole number.
Therefore, 5.75 is the answer.


If you don't understand I can try to explain a little bit better.. ^^

were did you get 100 from ?

5 3/4

okay. to turn a fraction into a decimal you always divide the bottom into the top (like how many times can the denominator go into the numerator?)

So how many times can 4 go into 3? it ends up to be .75

so if you have 1/3 how many times can 3 go into 1? it's a repeating 3 a.k.a. .333333333333...

loool. okay.

another example?
lets use an IMPROPER FRACTION!
12/6 how many times can 6 go into 12? TWICE, so the answer is 2 [:

ALRIGHTY. so let me what comrade was tryna say :3 (that's a face lol)

if the numerator and the denominator have the same number, it's always equal to ONE.
10/10 = 1
2/2= 1
infinity / infinity = 1

because fractions are showing you how much of something is there, compared to the OVERALL that's possible. lol that confused me.

it's like a pie. if you have a full pie, and then cut it into 4 slices. and nobody eats anything. you have 4/4 = 1 full pie. right? then lets say, YOU GOTS HUNGREH. so you ate a slice :3

now how many slices do you have? three.
how many slices did you have, originally ( to fill the pie plate?) four.

so now you have 3/4 slices of pie (three out of four)

and 1 = 100% right? right. that's where comerade got that from lol. I think I jumped around too much there o_o uhmm pm me if you don't get it lol.

I'll make a video for you

SORRY FOR DOUBLE POSTING.

so the decimal becomes 5.75

because you turn the fraction into a decimal and then add the whole number...

*over & out*

yup got it thanks

Then I guess I don't have to make the video

This math is hurting my head.

All the ''5.4" and "3/4" and stuff is hurting my head. xDD

omg you were making a video....i feel bad now......

soo yup i got after i read the message and soon after i realized what a dummy I was.......

nawh it's okay :3
we all have to learn it one time or another ^.^
personally, I hate fractions.

Bbydoll wrote:

nawh it's okay :3
we all have to learn it one time or another ^.^
personally, I hate fractions.

I HATE MATH.

I LIKE SCIENCE.

I SHOULD LOOK UP MATH GAMES OR SOMETHING.

I wanna get smarter =u=

Bbydoll wrote:

personally, I hate fractions.

Ugh. Ikr. I will forever hate fractions. They are a pain in the butt. )):

Crownie wrote:

Bbydoll wrote:

personally, I hate fractions.

Ugh. Ikr. I will forever hate fractions. They are a pain in the butt. )):

I ONLY LIKE SHAPES. OwO

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And that's like 1st grade.

But I'm still kinda confused with my hexagons, octogons, and quadriallrelwgrwegrewgrewgitles. However you spell it.

i wish i could help but i suck at math plus fractions was the hardest thing in math for me but maybe listen to the other peoples posts

Quadrilaterals? xD
Hexa - means 6 so 6 sided shapes.
Octo (like octopus) - means 8 so an 8 sided shape.
& Quad - means 4 so any 4 sided shapes

Dw shapes will come back to you in geometry xD

whoa .... lol now i could use some of these tips too cuz it may come in handy in school

Crownie wrote:

Quadrilaterals? xD
Hexa - means 6 so 6 sided shapes.
Octo (like octopus) - means 8 so an 8 sided shape.
& Quad - means 4 so any 4 sided shapes

Dw shapes will come back to you in geometry xD

I thought pentagons were six sides. ;A;
I get the octo trick. But I can't memorize the other ones. I also get the "quattro" trick, as in, ''four'' in Spanish...but sometimes I forget.

Mr.Taost wrote:

Crownie wrote:

Quadrilaterals? xD
Hexa - means 6 so 6 sided shapes.
Octo (like octopus) - means 8 so an 8 sided shape.
& Quad - means 4 so any 4 sided shapes

Dw shapes will come back to you in geometry xD

I thought pentagons were six sides. ;A;
I get the octo trick. But I can't memorize the other ones. I also get the "quattro" trick, as in, ''four'' in Spanish...but sometimes I forget.

That spanish trick is a smart one! Never thought of that lol.
And pentagons are five sided shapes. Idk any tricks for hexa or penta.. I guess penta has 5 letters? haha. I always had to just memorize.

I would add on but after looking through it all everyone seems to have given you the proper way on handling it lol

Crownie wrote:

Mr.Taost wrote:

Crownie wrote:

Quadrilaterals? xD
Hexa - means 6 so 6 sided shapes.
Octo (like octopus) - means 8 so an 8 sided shape.
& Quad - means 4 so any 4 sided shapes

Dw shapes will come back to you in geometry xD

I thought pentagons were six sides. ;A;
I get the octo trick. But I can't memorize the other ones. I also get the "quattro" trick, as in, ''four'' in Spanish...but sometimes I forget.

That spanish trick is a smart one! Never thought of that lol.
And pentagons are five sided shapes. Idk any tricks for hexa or penta.. I guess penta has 5 letters? haha. I always had to just memorize.

YES. THAT HELPS.

Maybe i can use google translate to translate penta into some language. Or look up the definition. Or maybe I can use that trick. -Epic smiley face-

That question confuses me. I cant even read numbers bigger then ten thousand....

sorry. wish i could help.

I don't like math, but I'm good at it. o_o Even if you already know the answer, I still want to do the problem, lol..

Divide the bottom into the top, is what my teacher says all the time to get a decimal.

4)3 [My way of doing 4/3, lol.]

4 can't go into 3, so add a decimal point in front of the 3 [3.] and add a 0. [3.0] 4 can go into 30 7 times, and 30 - 28 = 2. Add another 0 to the 2, which is 20, and 4 goes into 20 5 times, then add the whole number in front. Therefore, your answer is 5.75.

Sorry if it sounds a bit confusing, lol..

EDIT; I just figured out another way to remember this stuff.
Think of it like this; Quarters.
1/4 = 25. [One quarter equals 25.]
2/4 = 1/2 / 50. [Two quarters is a half, or 50, which is half of a dollar.]
3/4 = 75
4/4 = 100.