ISEE Middle Level Math : Numbers and Operations

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Example Questions

Example Question #331 : Numbers And Operations

What is written as a decimal?

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To solve, divide the numerator (top half of the fraction) by the denominator (bottom half of the fraction):

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Example Question #332 : Numbers And Operations

Convert  to a decimal.

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To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator:

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Example Question #333 : Numbers And Operations

What is  as a decimal?

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To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator:

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Example Question #185 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

There are 4 children of the following heights:

 

How tall is the child who is not the same height as the other children?

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Given that 4.5 feet; 4 feet, six inches, and 1.5 yards are all the equivalent of 4 and-a-half feet, the child who is 48 inches is only 4 feet tall. Therefore, he is of the different height. 

Example Question #186 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

Turn the following fraction into a decimal.

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To make a fraction into a decimal, you must first make the denominator .  

 so we must also multiple the numerator by .  

This gives us the fraction .  

Then all you have to do is take the numerator and place a decimal in front of it which gives you .

Example Question #2 : Fractions

Evaluate:

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The product of two negative numbers is the (positive) product of theie absolute values.

There are a total of three digits to the right of the two decimal points. Therefore, the product can be calculated by multiplying 36 by 7, then placing the decimal point so that there are three digits at right.

This is the correct choice.

Example Question #2 : Fractions

Solve:

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Example Question #1 : How To Multiply Fractions

Multiply:

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First, multiply the numbers, ignoring the decimal points:

Since the two factors in the original product have two digits to the right of the decimal points between them, position the decimal point in the product such that two digits are at its right. The result, therefore, is 

Example Question #3 : Fractions

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Multiply the numerators and then denominators:

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Example Question #1 : How To Multiply Fractions

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Multiply the numerators then denominators:

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