ISEE Middle Level Quantitative : How to find the decimal equivalent of a fraction
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Example Question #851 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning
Write the result as a decimal:
First, evaluate the term in parenthesis:
Apply the exponent by sparing the numerator and the denominator.
To subtract, convert the terms to a common denominator.
Divide to convert the fraction to a decimal.
Example Question #191 : Numbers And Operations
Which is the greater quantity?
(a)
(b)
(a) and (b) are equal
(a) is the greater quantity
(b) is the greater quantity
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(a) and (b) are equal
Multiply both sides by 8, and the following is revealed:
On the left side, the division is cancelled by the multiplication. On the right, 
Example Question #852 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning
Which is the greater quantity?
(a)
(b)
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(a) is the greater quantity
(a) and (b) are equal
(b) is the greater quantity
(a) is the greater quantity
This can be solved by noting that, converting the decimal to a fraction, 
The equation can be rewritten as
Multiply both sides by 
Example Question #11 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
Express 
The last nonzero digit is in the ten-thousandths place, so write the number, without decimal point or leading zeroes, over 10,000. Then reduce.
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