Question

Jesse won his race by 3 45/100 seconds. What is this number written as a decimal?

Answer 1

Hi There!

This number written as a decimal is 3.45 . Please note, whenever a fraction has a denominator of 100 and a positive numerator, then the numerator will be the decimal.

Steps

1. $\frac{45}{100}$ = 0.45

2. 3 is the whole number.

3. 3$\frac{45}{100}$ = 2/45

In conclusion, 3$\frac{45}{100}$ written as a decimal is 3.45

Hope this helps Jorge :)