convert the following fractions to decimals using a different method for each. explain why you chose that method for that particular example. SHOW ALL WORK!!

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Answer:
a. 0.28
b. 0.125
Step-by-step explanation:
a) We recognize 25 as a divisor of 100, a power of 10, so we can convert the fraction to one that has 100 as a denominator.
[tex]\dfrac{7}{25}=\dfrac{7}{25}\cdot\dfrac{4}{4}=\dfrac{28}{100}=0.28[/tex]
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b) We can convert this fraction to a decimal by dividing the numerator by the denominator. The work is shown in the attached.
1/8 = 0.125