Sam, a learner at Ukarimu Junior School, uses his computer for school projects, learning and playing educational games.
He got a new computer that has a 500 GB hard drive. After installing his school programs, he noticed that 200 GB is used.
What fraction of the hard drive remained unused? Express your answer as a decimal.
What decimal represents the unused fraction of the hard drive?
💡 Hint: Calculate 300 ÷ 500 and express as a decimal
Key Concept: To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator.
For this problem:
Answer: 0.6