Convert Fraction/Decimal
Write the decimal as a fraction in simplest terms.
0.6
3/5
Solve.
-4+15
11
Solve.
-2/3 * 5/8
-5/12
Without solving, is the following positive or negative?
EXPLAIN
-2+(-7)
Negative. Same sign, you keep the sign.
Your bank account has a balance of - $12. You deposit $60. What is your new balance?
MY new balance is $48.
Write the decimal as a fraction in simplest terms.
1.25
1 1/4
Solve.
-3.4+(-8.25)
-11.65
Solve.
-5(-1.8)
9
Without solving, is the following positive or negative?
EXPLAIN
16+(-7)
Positive. Greater Absolute Value.
The temperature is -3oF at 7:00a.m. During the next 4 hours, the temperature increases 21oF. What is the temperature at 11:00a.m.?
The temperature at 11:00a.m. is 18oF.
Write the fraction as a decimal.
3/4
0.75
Solve.
-5+8-(-4)
7
Solve.
5/6 div (-6 2/3)
-1/8
Without solving, is the following positive or negative?
EXPLAIN
-9-15
Negative. Adding the opposite gives you same sign and you keep the sign.
In a lake the water level drops 1/6 a foot each day. After 2 weeks, what is the change in the water level?
-2 1/3 feet
Write the fraction as a decimal.
5/8
0.625
Solve.
3/4-2 3/8
-1 5/8
Solve.
-5.37div(-0.3)
17.9
Without solving, is the following positive or negative?
EXPLAIN
8.33+(-14.5)
Negative. Greater Absolute Value.
A medium pizza cost $9.75 and a large pizza cost $12.95. If Roy wants to buy 2 large pizzas and 1 medium pizza, how much does it cost?
$35.65
Write the fraction as a decimal.
1 5/6
1.8bar3
Solve.
8+(-4.35)-5.4
-1.75
Solve.
-32.4 div 0.08
-405
Is the following positive or negative?
-1/2-(-7/8)
Positive. Change to add the opposite. 7/8 is a greater absolute value then -1/2
Alicia had - $11 in her checking account. She mowed lawns and made $44.50. She then decided to pay for her and a friend to go to the movies, and each ticket cost $6.25. How much money does she have left in her checking account?
She has $21 left in her checking account.