How to find the decimal equivalent of a fraction - ISEE Lower Level Quantitative Reasoning
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How can the number 
be written in words?
How can the number
Given that 
is equal to one tenth, 
is equal to one hundredth, and 
is equal to one thousandth, it follows that 
is equal to eight thousandths.
Given that
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Which fraction is the smallest?
Which fraction is the smallest?
Fractions get smaller as the numerator (top number) gets smaller, and the denominator (bottom number) gets bigger. 
has the smallest numerator AND the largest denominator of any of the fractions.
Fractions get smaller as the numerator (top number) gets smaller, and the denominator (bottom number) gets bigger.
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Convert 0.5 into a fraction.
Convert 0.5 into a fraction.
If a number is one position to the right of the decimal, the the decimal is equal to that number divided by ten. 0.5 is equal to 
.
We reduce the fraction to its simplest form. We divide the numerator by 5 and the denominator by 5.
If a number is one position to the right of the decimal, the the decimal is equal to that number divided by ten. 0.5 is equal to
We reduce the fraction to its simplest form. We divide the numerator by 5 and the denominator by 5.
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Convert 
into a decimal.
Convert
is also called "seven-tenths". The tenths spot is to the right of the decimal point. 
is equal to seven tenths.
Ones: 
Tenths: 
Hundredths: 
Thousandths: 
Ones:
Tenths:
Hundredths:
Thousandths:
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Write 
as a decimal.
Write
The fraction is 6 hundredths, therefore the decimal must have the 6 in the hundredths place, or .06.
The fraction is 6 hundredths, therefore the decimal must have the 6 in the hundredths place, or .06.
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Which fraction is largest?
Which fraction is largest?
is equal to 50%, while all the other fractions are between 10% and 36%. A good rule of thumb is that the smaller the denominator, the larger the fraction's value.
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Write 
as a fraction in simplest form.
Write
In order to write 
as a fraction in the most simple form, we must first write it as a fraction.
Now we must divide the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor, which in this case is 
.
In order to write
Now we must divide the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor, which in this case is
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Which is the smallest fraction?
Which is the smallest fraction?
is the smallest fraction because it has the biggest denominator (which means that all of the pieces it's divided up into are the smallest out of the choices). Also, only 1 of those pieces would be shaded, so it is the smallest out of the choices.
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Find the decimal equivalent of 
.
Find the decimal equivalent of
To convert a fraction to a decimal, the denominator of the fraction must be 100.
becomes 
. When the number is over one hundred, you can simply write it as a decimal, giving you 0.15.
To convert a fraction to a decimal, the denominator of the fraction must be 100.
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What is the decimal equivalent to 
, rounded to two decimal points?
What is the decimal equivalent to
To convert a fraction into a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator.: 
This number has three digits of precision, but the question stem asks for two. 
is less than 
, so 
rounds down to 
.
To convert a fraction into a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator.:
This number has three digits of precision, but the question stem asks for two.
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Which of these numbers is equal to 
?
Which of these numbers is equal to
To change a fraction into a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator.
To change a fraction into a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator.
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Which of these numbers is equal to 
?
Which of these numbers is equal to
To convert a fraction into a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator.
To convert a fraction into a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator.
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What is the decimal equivalent of 
?
What is the decimal equivalent of
To find the decimal equivalent, divide the numerator by denominator. Divide 9 by 10. Your result is 0.9.
To find the decimal equivalent, divide the numerator by denominator. Divide 9 by 10. Your result is 0.9.
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Write 
as a decimal.
Write
Divide 3 by 8 as follows:
The quotient, and decimal equivalent, is 0.375.
Divide 3 by 8 as follows:
The quotient, and decimal equivalent, is 0.375.
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Write 
as a decimal.
Write
Divide 8 by 3 as follows:
It can be seen that the digit "6" repeats forever. Therefore, the quotient, and the decimal equivalent, is 
.
Divide 8 by 3 as follows:
It can be seen that the digit "6" repeats forever. Therefore, the quotient, and the decimal equivalent, is
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Write 
as a fraction in simplest form.
Write
The expression means "thirty-seven hundredths", so write
.
Since 37 and 100 have a greatest common factor of 1, the fraction cannot be simplified further.
The expression means "thirty-seven hundredths", so write
Since 37 and 100 have a greatest common factor of 1, the fraction cannot be simplified further.
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Write 0.72 as a fraction in lowest terms.
Write 0.72 as a fraction in lowest terms.
The expression means "seventy-two one hundredths", so we initially write
The greatest common factor of the numerator and the denominator is equal to 4, so reduce as follows:
The expression means "seventy-two one hundredths", so we initially write
The greatest common factor of the numerator and the denominator is equal to 4, so reduce as follows:
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Write 
as a decimal.
Write
Divide 12 by 5 as follows:
2.4 is the quotient, and the decimal equivalent.
Divide 12 by 5 as follows:
2.4 is the quotient, and the decimal equivalent.
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Write 
as a decimal.
Write
Divide 7 by 25 as follows:
Divide 7 by 25 as follows:
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Which of the following can fill in the blank to make the sentence below true?
is ____ 
.
Which of the following can fill in the blank to make the sentence below true?
is less than 
. Specifically, .25 is one third of 
. Therefore, the correct answer is "less than."
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