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Real-World Problems
Fractions to Decimals
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What is the reciprocal of 5/6

6/5

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12 x 5

60

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The teacher has 40 students and wants to put them in groups of 8. How many students will be in each group?

40 divided by 8 = 5 students

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Write 1/4 as a decimal

0.25

200

-3/7 x 4/5

Write the answer in simplest form

-12/35

200

1.2 x (-5)

-6

200

The gas station charges $2.50 per gallon. Jaime buys 7 gallons of gas. How much did she spend? 

$2.50 x 7 = $17.50

200

Write 7/20 as a decimal

0.35

300

-1/6 divided by -4/7

Write the answer in simplest form

7/24

300

6.8 x 4.3

29.24

300

The temperature drops 3.4 degrees each hour. After 6 hours what is the change in temperature?

-3.4 x 6 = -20.4 degrees 

300

Write 2/25 as a decimal

0.08

400

3/7 divided by 2

Write the answer in simplest form

3/14

400

-1.23 x 4.8

-5.904

400

A recipe for banana muffins calls for 3/4 cup of oats. If you only want to make half the recipe how many oats do you need? 

3/4 x 1/2 = 3/8 cup of oats

400

Write 8/33 as a decimal

0.54 repeating

500

2  3/4 x  4  7/8

Write the answer in simplest form

13   13/32

500

-2.4  x 3/4

-1.8 or   -1  4/5

500

A business experiences a loss of $200 each week. If the current loss is $800, what will it be after 5 weeks?

-$1800

500

write -4  27/125 as a decimal

-4.216

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