ISEE Middle Level Math : How to find the decimal equivalent of a fraction

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Example Question #151 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

What is the decimal equivalent of ?

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Divide:

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Example Question #152 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

What is the decimal equivalent of ?

 

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Divide:

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Example Question #153 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

Which of the following would be the smallest value?

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In order to assess the smallest value, you must first find the smallest fractional/ decimal value and then the smallest value in parenthesis. 

.6 and  are equal to each other and smaller than .66 and 

Next, you must assess what is smaller: 400 or 450. 

400 is smaller. Therefore, the correct answer is .

Example Question #154 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

What is the decimal equivalent of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number):

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Example Question #155 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

What is as a decimal?

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Divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number):

 

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Example Question #156 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

What is the decimal equivalent of ?

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Divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number):

 

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Example Question #157 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

What is when converted to decimal form?

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Divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number):

 

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Example Question #307 : Numbers And Operations

Which of the following is a fractional equivalent to .16?

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The decimal .16 is equal to:

If the numerator and denominator are each divided by 4, this results in:

Given that  and  are equal,  is thus the correct answer. 

Example Question #158 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

Find the decimal equivalent to .

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Divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number) to convert the fraction to a decimal:

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Example Question #159 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

Convert to a decimal.

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Divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number) to convert the fraction to a decimal:

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