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Example Questions
Example Question #2 : Other Fraction Manipulations
Express the following fraction as a decimal:
To easily express a fraction as a decimal, we need to convert the denominator into a power of . We can do this by dividing both the top and the bottom of the given fraction by to express it in tenths.
, or six tenths, can be expressed as .
Example Question #15 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
What is equal to in decimal form?
To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, divide the top number (numerator) by the bottom number (denominator). In this problem, 1 divided by 8 equals .125!
Example Question #16 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
What is equal to in decimal form?
To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, divide the top number (numerator) by the bottom number (denominator). In this problem, 7 divided by 10 equals .7!
Example Question #17 : 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, 6 divided by 12 equals .5!
Example Question #18 : 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, 12 divided by 8 equals 1.5!
Example Question #21 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
What is equal to in decimal form?
To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, divide the top number (numerator) by the bottom number (denominator). In this problem, 25 divided by 50 equals .5!
Example Question #22 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
Rounded to the nearest tenth, what is equal to in decimal form?
To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, divide the top number (numerator) by the bottom number (denominator). In this problem, 2 divided by 3 equals .667. But, the question asks us to round our answer to the nearest tenth, making the correct answer .7!
Example Question #1 : Other Fraction Manipulations
What is the decimal equivalent to ?
The correct answer is
is greater than half so you can eliminate and right away.
You should memorize common fractions:
Example Question #23 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
What is 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, 2 divided by 12 equals .125.
Example Question #24 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction
What is 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, 3 divided by 8 equals .375.
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