ISEE Lower Level Quantitative : How to find the decimal equivalent of a fraction

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Lower Level Quantitative

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Example Questions

Example Question #51 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

What is the decimal equivalent of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To convert fractions into decimals, you want to have a fraction whose denominator is either , or another number that starts with  and ends in s.

Take the number in the numerator and move the decimal point to the left as many times as there are s in the denominator.

Start by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by .

Since  has  zeroes, we will need to move the decimal point three spaces to the left.

Example Question #52 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

Which fraction is between  and ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First you must make the fractions have common denominators, so we multiply    by 2 and  by 5.

We are left with  and .

The only fraction between these fractions is 

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