All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #43 : Fractions
Convert the fraction to a decimal:
When converting a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator:
Divide 1 by 2. Therefore, the decimal equivalent is 0.5.
Example Question #44 : Fractions
Convert the fraction to a decimal. Round to two decimal places.
When converting a fraction to a decimal, divide the denominator by the numerator:
Round to two decimal places. Since the thousandths place is a 6, we will round up: 0.64.
Example Question #48 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
What is equal to in decimal form?
To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, simply divide the top number (numerator) by the bottom number (denominator). In this problem, divided by equals .
Another way to solve the problem is to try and get a multiple of ten in the denominator.
Six-over-ten, or six tenths, is written as .
Example Question #49 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
What is equal to in decimal form?
To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, simply divide the top number (numerator) by the bottom number (denominator). In this problem, divided by equals .
Another way to solve the problem is to try and get a multiple of ten in the denominator.
Two-over-ten, or two tenths, is written as .
Example Question #45 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
What is the decimal equivalent of ?
.40
.80
.08
.20
.50
.80
Divide the numerator by the denominator:
Example Question #51 : Fractions
What is the decimal equivalent of ?
.084
.40
.044
.08
.04
.08
Approach 1: Divide the numerator, 2, by the denominator, 25, to get a decimal equivalent of .08.
Approach 2: Manipulate the fraction so that it has a denominator of 100, and then determine the decimal answer based on the numerator.
To get a denominator of 100, multiply both the numerator and denominator by 4:
The numerator, 8, can also be written as 8.0. Now move the decimal two places to the right to get the answer: .08
Example Question #51 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
Add fractions with the same denominator by adding their numerators and keeping the denominator the same:
The resulting fraction can be reduced because both the numerator and denominator are multiples of 3:
Example Question #52 : Fractions
What is equal to in decimal form?
To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, simply divide the top number by the bottom number. In this problem, divided by equals .
Example Question #53 : Fractions
What is equal to in decimal form?
To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, simply divide the top number by the bottom number. In this problem, divided by equals .
Example Question #86 : Numbers And Operations
Which fraction is less than ?
The best way to answer this question is to find the smallest fraction among the answer choices.
Comparing fractions can be done easily when they are converted to decimals.
Of these options, only , or 0.60, is less than .
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