In order to write [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] as a decimal, we need to find a fraction equivalent to [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] with a 100 in the denominator. Notice that if we multiply the numerator and denominator of [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] by 25, we get the equivalent fraction [tex]\frac{25}{100}[/tex] which we can now write as a decimal.
Remember that the hundredths place is two places to the right of the decimal point. Therefore, we can write [tex]\frac{25}{100}[/tex] as 0.25.
