GRE Math : Decimals with Fractions

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for GRE Math

varsity tutors app store varsity tutors android store varsity tutors amazon store varsity tutors ibooks store

Example Questions

1 3 Next →

Example Question #60 : Decimals

Choose the answer which best expresses the following fraction in decimal form (round to the nearest thousandth):

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To convert a fraction into a decimal, you simply need to divide the numerator by the denominator.  When the problem prompts you to round to the nearest thousandth, that means that you round to the third decimal place (i.e. go to the third decimal place, if the fourth is four or lower, you can leave the third decimal place digit alone, if the fourth is five or higher, raise the third decimal place digit by one). 

When you divide 16 by 17 you will need to add a zero and a decimal place to 16 making it 160. From here we see that

 but since we added a decimal place to 16 to create 160 we now need to move the decimal place of the answer one unit to the left.

1 3 Next →

Tired of practice problems?

Try live online GRE prep today.

1-on-1 Tutoring
Live Online Class
1-on-1 + Class
Learning Tools by Varsity Tutors