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Example Question #31 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
Express the fraction as a decimal.
To convert a fraction into a decimal, divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number).
Example Question #32 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
Write as a decimal.
multiply the top and bottom by
to get
which equals
Example Question #33 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
Write as a fraction in lowest terms:
is
hundredths, so write it as a fraction:
, so simplify by dividing nuerator and denominator by
.
Example Question #34 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
Which fraction is equivalent to ?
We can convert to a fraction by recognizing that this number is also known as "six-tenths." As a fraction, six-tenths would be written as six over ten.
Simplify the fraction by removing the greatest common factor.
Example Question #35 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
What is the decimal equivalent of ?
To solve, divide:
Another way to solve is to reduce the fraction by removing a common factor.
Four over ten, or four-tenths, is equal to .
Answer:
Example Question #36 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
What is the decimal equivalent of ?
To solve, divide:
Another way to solve is to reduce the fraction by removing a common factor.
Four over ten, or four-tenths, is equal to .
Answer:
Example Question #436 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement
What is the decimal equivalent of ?
To solve, divide:
Another way to solve is to reduce the fraction by removing a common factor.
One-half is equal to .
Answer:
Example Question #37 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
What fraction is equivalent to 1.75?
We can start by converting the decimal to a mixed number. Based on place value, we know that:
We can reduce the fraction by removing a common factor.
Now we need to convert the mixed number to a fraction.
Example Question #38 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
There were 20 puppies at the pound, and 5 were brown. What is the decimal value of the puppies that were brown?
None of these
First, find the fraction of puppies that are brown.
Reduce the fraction by removing a common factor.
The decimal equivalent of is
, which is therefore the correct answer.
Example Question #39 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
What is the decimal equivalent of ?
can be reduced to
.
To find the decimal equivalent, convert the fraction so that the denominator is equal to 100.
75 over 100, or seventy-five hundredths, is equal to .
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