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Example Question #8 : How To Find The Square Root Of A Decimal
Find the square root of the following decimal:
To find the square root of this decimal we convert it into scientific notation.
Because has an even exponent, we can divide the exponenet by 2 to get its square root. is a perfect square, whose square root is .
Example Question #3 : How To Order Decimals From Least To Greatest Or From Greatest To Least
Put the following in order of least to greatest:
None of the other answers
None of the other answers
Begin by converting each fraction into a decimal:
Now we can put the decimals in order:
0.269, 0.27, 0.2788, 0.28, 0.3157
or:
No answer choice matches this order, so our answer is "None of the other answers"
Example Question #1 : How To Order Decimals From Least To Greatest Or From Greatest To Least
Put these decimals in order from least to greatest:
To put these numbers in order from least to greatest we start by looking at the number before the decimal. In this case they're all the same (7) so we move to the first number to the right of the decimal. Since 8 is greater than 3 we know that 7.8 and 7.835 must be greater than the other two options. To decide if 7.8 or 7.835 is greater we look at the next number to the right. Since 7.8 doesn't have another number to the right we know that the number to the right must be 0. Since 3 is greater than 0 we know that 7.835 is greater than 7.8. We follow the same process to find that 7.35 is less than 7.358. Then we can put the numbers in order from least to greatest: 7.35, 7.358, 7.8, 7.835.
Example Question #2 : How To Order Decimals From Least To Greatest Or From Greatest To Least
Order these decimals from greatest to least:
We first look at the whole number and see that 5 is greater than 4, so we know that the two biggest numbers are going to be 5.19 and 5.09. We then look at the number to the right of the decimal since 1 is greater than 0 we know that 5.19 is the biggest number and 5.09 is the second biggest. Then we compare the numbers that start with 4 by looking to the number to the right of the decimal. Since 9 is greater than 1 or 0 we know that 4.9 is the next biggest number. Since 1 is greater than 0 we know that 4.19 is greater than 4.09. Then we just put the numbers in order from greatest to least to get the correct answer: 5.19, 5.09, 4.9, 4.19, 4.09.
Example Question #1 : How To Find Decimal Fractions
Convert to an equivalent decimal number.
To convert this fraction to a decimal number, divide the numerator by the denominator. Since this fraction has a larger numerator than denominator, the fraction is classified as an improper fraction. This means that the fraction represents a value greater than one whole. Thus, the solution must be greater than one.
Note that fits into evenly times, and has a remainder for of
Example Question #2 : How To Find Decimal Fractions
Find the decimal equivalent of .
Fractions and decimals both represent part of a whole. To solve this problem you may divide by , or you can reduce the fraction by dividing the numerator and denominator by the common factor of This will equal a fraction of hundredths, which can be written as the decimal number "zero and hundredths."
Note: both and equal
Example Question #3 : How To Find Decimal Fractions
Find the fractional equivalent for .
Decimal numbers and fractions both represent part of a whole. This decimal number has a value of in the tenths and thousandths place values. Since the decimal number reaches the thousandths place, the correct answer is over --which represents thousandths.
Example Question #4 : How To Find Decimal Fractions
Convert to a mixed number fraction. Then simplify your answer.
Both decimals and fractions represent part of a whole. To convert this decimal number to a mixed number fraction, use the following steps:
(because the decimal number has a in the ones place value and an in the hundredths place value).
Then simplify .
Thus, the correct answer is
Example Question #5 : How To Find Decimal Fractions
Convert to a fraction. Then simplify.
Both decimals and fractions represent part of a whole. Since this decimal number has a value of in the tenths place and a value of in the hundredths place, it can be re-written as:
.
Then, simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by a divisor of
Thus, the solution is:
Example Question #6 : How To Find Decimal Fractions
Find the fractional equivalent to .
This problem requires several conversions. First, convert into a mixed number fraction. This means, the new fraction will have a whole number of and a fraction that represents thousandths. Then, convert the mixed number to an improper fraction by multiplying the denominator by the whole number, and then add that product to the numerator.
Thus, the solution is: