1/4 as a decimal would be .25
There are 2 ways to do it:
1. you divide 4 into 1:
. 2 5
---------
4| 1 . 0 0
- 8
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2 0
2 0
2. make a common denominator of 100:
1 * 25 25
----- = ------ and turn this into a decimal (divide 100 into 25)
4 * 25 100 to get .25