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Example Question #1 : Decimals
When 5/11 is written as a decimal, what is the 100th digit to the right of the decimal point?
4
0
1
2
5
5
When 5 is divided by 11, the decimal is 0.45 repeating, with a 5 in the hundreths place. The key here is to recognize that 100 is an even number, and the 5 in 0.45 is two places to the right of the decimal point (2 also being an even number).
Example Question #1 : Decimals
Find the sum of the following:
To get the decimal from a fraction, divide the numerator by the denominator
Example Question #1 : Decimals With Fractions
Find the sum to the nearest hundredth:
1. Convert the fractions to decimals by division:
2. Add the corresponding whole numbers to the decimals:
3. Add the two decimals:
Example Question #52 : Decimals
If , can equal which of the following?
None of the other answer choices are correct
Convert all of the fractions to decimals. Thus, x is contained within the range of 0.33 < x < 0.76. The answers choices become 1/4 = 0.25, 4/12 = 0.33, 2/5 = 0.4, and 5/16 = 0.3125, respectively. Therefore, the only answer which is within the desired range is 2/5.
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