We've seen how to express fractions with denominators of and as decimals. But what about fractions with other denominators? How do we express those fractions as decimals?
To demonstrate, let's express the following fraction as a decimal:
To express this fraction as a decimal, we first need to write it as an equivalent fraction with either or in the denominator.
Notice that if we multiply the numerator and denominator by , we get a denominator of
Now that we have a fraction of we can express it as a decimal with decimal places:
Express as a decimal.
First, we write this fraction as an equivalent fraction with as the denominator. To do that, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by
We can now write this fraction as a decimal with decimal places:
$\dfrac{3}{5}=$
a
|
$0.6$ |
b
|
$0.06$ |
c
|
$0.32$ |
d
|
$0.375$ |
e
|
$0.35$ |
$\dfrac{9}{20}=$
a
|
$0.045$ |
b
|
$0.50$ |
c
|
$0.920$ |
d
|
$0.018$ |
e
|
$0.45$ |
$\dfrac{1}{4}=$
a
|
$0.04$ |
b
|
$0.025$ |
c
|
$0.14$ |
d
|
$0.25$ |
e
|
$0.40$ |
Which decimal number is equivalent to
First, we write an equivalent fraction with as the denominator. To do that, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by
We can now write this fraction as a decimal with decimal places:
Which decimal number is equivalent to $\dfrac{3}{500}?$
a
|
$0.450$ |
b
|
$0.006$ |
c
|
$0.024$ |
d
|
$0.060$ |
e
|
$0.045$ |
Which decimal number is equivalent to $\dfrac{3}{250}?$
a
|
$0.120$ |
b
|
$0.015$ |
c
|
$0.012$ |
d
|
$0.325$ |
e
|
$0.150$ |
Which decimal number is equivalent to $\dfrac{9}{125}?$
a
|
$0.072$ |
b
|
$0.720$ |
c
|
$0.540$ |
d
|
$0.045$ |
e
|
$0.054$ |