# ISEE Middle Level Math : How to find the decimal equivalent of a fraction

## Example Questions

### Example Question #71 : Fractions

What is the equivalent of ?

Explanation:

To find the equivalent divide:

### Example Question #71 : Fractions

Find the decimal equivalent of .

Explanation:

To find the equivalent, divide:

Another way to solve is to redue the fraction by removing the greatest common factor.

Multiply to make the denominator equal to ten.

Four over ten, or four-tenths, is equal to .

### Example Question #72 : Fractions

Find the decimal equivalent of .

Explanation:

To find the equivalent, divide:

Another way to solve is to reduce the fraction by removing the greatest common factor.

Multiply so that the denominator becomes ten.

Four over ten, or four-tenths, is equal to .

### Example Question #71 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

Express  as a simplified fraction.

Explanation:

In order to express  as a fraction, we first put in as the numerator for our fraction.  For the denominator we use  because the last digit of  is in the thousandths place.

Since both numbers are even, we can reduce both the numerator and the denomintor by dividing by .

### Example Question #75 : Fractions

What is the equivalent of ?

Explanation:

To find the equivalent divide:

### Example Question #76 : Fractions

What is the equivalent of ?

Explanation:

To find the equivalent divide:

### Example Question #77 : Fractions

What is the decimal equivalent of ?

Explanation:

To find the decimal form of this fraction, divide the numerator by the denominator:

### Example Question #78 : Fractions

What is the decimal equivalent of ?

Explanation:

To find the decimal equivalent, divide the numerator by the denominator:

### Example Question #73 : Fractions

Find the decimal equivalent of .

Explanation:

To solve, divide:

Another way to solve is to reduce the fraction by removing the greatest common factor.

Eight over ten, or eight-tenths, is equal to .

### Example Question #74 : Fractions

Find the decimal equivalent of .