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Write 4950-\frac{49}{50} as a decimal number.

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Q. Write 4950-\frac{49}{50} as a decimal number.
  1. Divide 49-49 by 5050: To convert the fraction 4950-\frac{49}{50} to a decimal, we need to divide the numerator by the denominator.\newlineCalculation: 49÷50-49 \div 50
  2. Find equivalent fraction: Since 5050 is a base of 1010 (which is convenient for decimal conversion), we can easily convert this fraction by finding an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100100. To do this, we multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 22.\newlineCalculation: 49×2=98-49 \times 2 = -98 and 50×2=10050 \times 2 = 100, so the equivalent fraction is 98/100-98/100.
  3. Convert to decimal: Now, we can write 98100-\frac{98}{100} as a decimal. Since the denominator is 100100, we move the decimal point two places to the left from the end of 98-98.\newlineCalculation: 98-98 becomes 0.98-0.98 when we move the decimal two places to the left.

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