What Is 1/26 as a Decimal + Solution With Free Steps

The fraction 1/26 as a decimal is equal to 0.038.

The division process is important in solving mathematical equations and further, it is usually written in a fractional form a/b. This fraction has a numerator “a” and a denominator “b”. This value can be converted to a decimal number using the long division method.

Here, we are more interested in the division types that result in a Decimal value, as this can be expressed as a Fraction. We see fractions as a way of showing two numbers having the operation of Division between them that result in a value that lies between two Integers.

1 26 as a decimal

Now, we introduce the method used to solve said fraction to decimal conversion, called Long Division, which we will discuss in detail moving forward. So, let’s go through the Solution of fraction 1/26.

Solution

First, we convert the fraction components, i.e., the numerator and the denominator, and transform them into the division constituents, i.e., the Dividend and the Divisor, respectively.

This can be seen done as follows:

Dividend = 1

Divisor = 26

Now, we introduce the most important quantity in our division process: the Quotient. The value represents the Solution to our division and can be expressed as having the following relationship with the Division constituents:

Quotient = Dividend $\div$ Divisor = 1 $\div$ 26

This is when we go through the Long Division solution to our problem. Given is the Long division process in Figure 1:

1/26 Long Division Method

Figure 1

1/26 Long Division Method

We start solving a problem using the Long Division Method by first taking apart the division’s components and comparing them. As we have 1 and 26, we can see how 1 is Smaller than 26, and to solve this division, we require that 1 be Bigger than 26.

This is done by multiplying the dividend by 10 and checking whether it is bigger than the divisor or not. If so, we calculate the Multiple of the divisor closest to the dividend and subtract it from the Dividend. This produces the Remainder, which we then use as the dividend later.

Now, we begin solving for our dividend 1, which after getting multiplied by 10 becomes 10. This value is still less than 26 so we multiply it by 10 again to get 100 and add another 0 to the quotient.

We take this 100 and divide it by 26; this can be seen done as follows:

 100 $\div$ 26 $\approx$ 3

Where:

26 x 3 = 78

This will lead to the generation of a Remainder equal to 100 – 78 = 22. Now this means we have to repeat the process by Converting the 22 into 220 and solving for that:

220 $\div$ 26 $\approx$ 8 

Where:

26 x 8 = 208

Finally, we have a Quotient generated after combining the three pieces of it as 0.038, with a Remainder equal to 12.

1 26 Quotient and Remainder

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