ISEELower Level Math : How to find the decimal equivalent of a fraction
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Example Question #41 :Fractions
Mary has a sandwich containing 1 ounce of bread, 2 ounces of cheese, and 3 ounces of turkey. She cuts the sandwich into 4 pieces to share with her friends. How many ounces is Mary's piece of the sandwich?
3.25 ounces
1.25 ounces
1.5 ounces
0.75 ounces
6 ounces
1.5 ounces
Let's start by finding the total mass of the sandwhich in ounces.
She cuts the sandwich into four pieces, so we will need to divide the total by 4.
Reduce the fraction.
Each piece of sandwich is 1.5 ounces.
Example Question #42 :Fractions
Which fraction is betwen
Given that
Example Question #43 :Fractions
What is the decimal equivalent of the fraction below?
In order to find the decimal equivalent of the decimal equivalent of
十进制分数.82相当于,the correct answer.
Example Question #44 :Fractions
There are 20 apples in a crate. If 5 of the apples are red, then what fraction of the apples are red? Write your answer as a decimal.
Since there are 5 red apples out of 20 apples, we can write the fraction of red apples as
This reduces to
Therefore, .25 is the correct answer.
Example Question #45 :Fractions
What is
The key to reducing
Example Question #46 :Fractions
What is the decimal equivalent of
To convert to a decimal, we will want to try and multiply such that the denominator of the fraction becomes equal to 100. In this case, we can multiply both the numerator and denominator by 25.
Seventy-five over one hundred is equal to seventy-five hundredths, or 0.75.
# 47例问题:Fractions
What is the decimal equivalent of
We can start by reducing the initial fraction by removing a commonf actor from the numerator and denominator:
Next, multiply so that the denominator becomes equal to 100. In this case, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 25.
Twenty-five over one hundred, or twenty-five hundredths, is equal to 0.25.
Example Question #48 :Fractions
Find the decimal equivalent to the fraction. Round to the nearest hundredths place, if necessary.
When converting amixedfraction to a decimal, start with the fraction and divide the numerator by the denominator.
Divide 2 by 9. The quotient is 0.22222…. Round to the nearest hundredth: 0.22.
Then, add in the whole number (2).
The decimal equivalent to
Example Question #49 :Fractions
If there are 200 students in a class and 70 of them are on scholarship, what percentage of students are on scholarship? Write your answer as a decimal.
If 70 of the 200 students are on scholarship, then the fraction of students on scholarship is
The decimal equivalent of
Example Question #50 :Fractions
What is the sum of the expression below?
The first step is to convert the expression
Given that
Therefore,
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