To write a fraction as a decimal, you divide the denominator by the numerator.

"The decimal number is just a shorthand way of writing a fraction with a denominator of one thousand. It means the very same thing as . But this is just the algorithm for dividing the numerator by the denominator to get the decimal digits ."

Step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

step 1 distribute 2 to every term in the parentheses

step 2 add 10 on both sides of the equal sign