Chapter 3

Fractions to Decimals

100

Convert 1/2 to a decimal.

0.5

200

Convert 2/3 to a decimal

0.666...

300

Convert -5/6 to a decimal.

-0.8333...

400

Convert 3/100 to a decimal.

0.03

500

Convert 3/16 to a decimal.

0.1875

Comparing Fractions

100

Which is larger? 3/7 or 4/9?

4/9

200

Which is greater? 5/8 or 0.625?

They are equal.

300

Which is smaller? 4.3737... or 4 19/20

4.3737...

400

Which is greater? 2 1/2 or 2 5/12?

2 1/2

500

A basketball player successfully made 21 out of 39 shots. To the nearest thousandth, what part of the time was he successful in making his shots?

0.583

Terminating Decimals in Simplest Form

100

0.8

4/5

200

2.08

2 2/25

300

-0.56

-14/25

400

1.25

1 1/4

500

0.0044

21/5000

Repeating Decimals in Simplest Form

100

0.333...

1/3

200

0.6060...

20/33

300

0.0909...

1/11

400

0.030303...

1/33

500

0.0606..

2/33

Multiplying Rational Numbers in Simplest Form

100

1/5 x 3/4 

3/20

200

10/12 x 4/8

5/12

300

-4 1/3(5/6)

-65/18

400

-16/24(-8/10)

8/15

500

(-9/10)7(2 1/3)(1/21)

-7/10