Question

Lauren Rob need to find a decimal equivalent to 39/50 Laura said she could write an equivalent fraction with 100 as the denominator in converted into a decimal. Rob said he could divide the numerator by the denominator. Who is correct?

Answer 1

Answer:

Laura and Rob are correct

Step-by-step explanation:

we have

39/50

1) Rob said he could divide the numerator by the denominator

so

using a calculator

39/50=0.78

Rob is correct

2) Laura said she could write an equivalent fraction with 100 as the denominator to converted into a decimal

so

Multiply by 2/2

(39/50)*(2/2)=78/100=0.78

Laura is correct

therefore

Laura and Rob are correct