Question

Express 4/5 as a decimal using long division

Answer 1

Here, we want to express the given fraction as a decimal by the use of long division

We start by writing the long division sign

We place 5 on the left hand side outside and place 4 inside the long division sign

Now, as we know, 4 cannot divide 5 wholly as it is less than 5

We simply add a 0 at the top of the long division symbol, with a decimal point after it.

Concurrently, we place a zero after 4

Hence we have 40 inside the long division

Then we can divide 40 by 5 to get 8

The 8 now comes after the decimal point

Hence, our answer is 0.8

Pictorally, we can have the representation as follows;