COMMON FRACTIONS INTO
DECIMAL FRACTIONS
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11.  Change each common fraction to a decimal fraction.
       
       
      		|   11.   a)   | 
            7  10 | 
            = .7 | 
                           | 
           b)   | 
             3   100 | 
            = .03 | 
                             | 
          c)   | 
               5     10,000 | 
            = .0005 | 
        
        
      
       
       		|   11.   d)   | 
             51   1000 | 
            = .051 | 
              | 
           e)   | 
               99     100,000 | 
            = .00099 | 
             | 
          f)   | 
                237      1,000,000 | 
            = .000237 | 
        
        
12.  Change each decimal fraction to a common fraction.
 	
 			|   | 
 			a)   .9 =  | 
 			 9  10 | 
 			  | 
 	
 			b)   .07 =  | 
 			  7   100 | 
 			  | 
 			
 		c)   .005 =  |     5    1000 |  
 
 
 		
 		 
 		 |   |  
 		d)   .0028 =  |     28    10,000 | 
 		  | 
 	
 			e)   .35 =  | 
 			 35  100 | 
 			  | 
 			
 		f)   .035 =  | 
 			  35   1000 |  
    
    
    
    
   			|   | 
 			g)   .5628 =  | 
 			 5,628  10,000 | 
 			  | 
 	
 			h)   .002345 =  | 
 			   2,345    1,000,000 | 
 			  | 
    
    
    
13.  Write each of the following with a common fraction in place of the 
13.  decimal fraction.
  
    
   			|   | 
 			a)   1.5 = 1
 | 
 			 5  10 | 
 			  | 
 	
 			b)   22.345 = 22
 | 
 			 345  1000 | 
 			
    
    
    
    
   			|   | 
 			c)   56.0078 = 56 | 
 			   78    10,000 | 
 			  | 
 	
 			d)   80.08 = 80 | 
 			  8  100 | 
    
    
    
14.  Write as a decimal.
       
       
      		|   14.   a)  2 | 
            1  10 | 
			 = 2.1 | 
			  | 
			b)  59 | 
            22  100 | 
			 = 59.22
 | 
        
        
       
       
      		|   14.   c)  6 | 
              3    1000 | 
			 = 6.003 | 
			  | 
			d)  100 | 
                1      100,000 | 
			 = 100.00001
 | 
        
        
15.  Which numbers are the decimal denominators?
The powers of 10.
16.  Change each denominator to a decimal denominator (Lesson 23),  
16.  then write each fraction as a decimal.
      
       
      		|   16.   a)   | 
           3 5 | 
            =  | 
		    6 10 | 
            =  | 
           .6 | 
             | 
           
       	b)   | 
            9  50 | 
            =  | 
		    18  100 | 
            =  | 
           .18 |            
             | 
           
       	c)   | 
           11 20 | 
            =  | 
		    55  100 | 
            =  | 
           .55 |                 
		
		
		
		
   
       
      		|   16.   d)   | 
            9  25 | 
            =  | 
		    36  100 | 
            =  | 
           .36 | 
             | 
       	
       		e)   | 
            2  25 | 
            =  | 
		     8   100 | 
            =  | 
           .08 | 
             |      	
           
       	f)   | 
            3  50 | 
            =  | 
		    6  100 | 
            =  | 
           .06 |                 
		
		
		
		
 
       
      		|   16.   g)   | 
             4   200 | 
            =  | 
		     2   100 | 
            =  | 
           .02 | 
             | 
       	
       		h)   | 
            7  200 | 
            =  | 
		     35   1000 | 
            =  | 
           .035 | 
             |      	
           
       	i)   | 
            12  200 | 
            =  | 
		     6   100 | 
            =  | 
          .06 |                 
	
	
	
 
       
      		|   16.   j)   | 
            11  200 | 
            =  | 
		     55   1000 | 
            =  | 
           .055 | 
             | 
       	
       		k)   | 
            21  500 | 
            =  | 
		     42   1000 | 
            =  | 
           .042 | 
             |      	
           
       	l)   | 
            32  400 | 
            =  | 
		     8   100 | 
            =  | 
          .08 |                 
	
	
	
	
	
       
      		|   16.   m)   | 
            27  300 | 
            =  | 
		     9   100 | 
            =  | 
           .09 | 
             | 
       	
       		n)   | 
            48  600 | 
            =  | 
		     8   100 | 
            =  | 
           .08 | 
             |      	
           
       	o)   | 
           168 800 | 
            =  | 
		    21  100 | 
            =  | 
          .21 |                 
	
	
17.  The student should know the decimal equivalent of the following.
       
       
      		|   17.   a)   | 
           1 2 | 
            = .5 | 
 			  | 
           b)   | 
            1 4 | 
            = .25 | 
             | 
           c)   | 
            3 4 | 
            = .75 | 
        
        
        
         
		       
		      		|   17.   d)   | 
		           1 8 | 
		            = .125 | 
		
		                      e)   | 
		            3 8 | 
		            = .375 | 
		
		                      f)   | 
		            5 8 | 
		            = .625 | 
		
		                      g)   | 
		            7 8 | 
		            = .875 | 
		
		        
        
       
       
      		|   17.   h)   | 
           1 5 | 
            = .2 | 
                          i)   | 
            2 5 | 
            = .4 | 
                          j)   | 
            3 5 | 
            = .6 | 
                      k)   | 
            4 5 | 
            = .8 | 
        
        
        
18.  The student should  know the percent equivalent of the following.
       
       
      		|   17.   a)   | 
           1 2 | 
            = 50% | 
                      b)   | 
            1 4 | 
            = 25% | 
                      c)   | 
            3 4 | 
            = 75% | 
        
        
        
         
		       
		      		|   17.   d)   | 
		           1 8 | 
		            = 12½% | 
		             | 
		
		           e)   | 
		            3 8 | 
		            = 37½% | 
		           
		  | 
		           f)   | 
		            5 8 | 
		            = 62½% | 
		             | 
		
		           g)   | 
		            7 8 | 
		            = 87½% | 
		        
        
       
       
      		|   17.   h)   | 
           1 5 | 
            = 20% | 
           
			  | 
           i)   | 
            2 5 | 
            = 40% | 
             | 
           j)   | 
            3 5 | 
            = 60% | 
             | 
           k)   | 
            4 5 | 
            = 80% | 
        
        
        
        
   
       
      		|   18.  l)   | 
           1 3 | 
            = 33
		    | 1 3 | 
           % | 
           
			  | 
           m)   | 
            2 3 | 
            
              =  | 
             66 | 
		   2 3 | 
           % |          
        
        
            
        
19.  Write each of the following as a decimal.
       
       
      		|   19.   a)  15 | 
      		1 4 | 
            = 15.25 | 
                      b)  3 | 
           3 4 | 
            = 3.75 | 
                         c)  1 | 
           1 5 | 
            = 1.2 | 
          
          
          
          
           |   19.  
           d)  6 | 
           4 5 | 
            = 6.8 | 
             | 
          e)  16 | 
           1 2 | 
            = 16.5 | 
              | 
        		f)  3 | 
           1 8 | 
            = 3.125 |            
        
        
        
        
          
           |   19.  
           g)  4 | 
           3 8 | 
            = 4.375 | 
             | 
          h)  1 | 
           5 8 | 
            = 1.625 | 
             | 
        		i)  6 | 
           7 8 | 
            = 6.875 |            
        
        
        
10.  Write each improper fraction as a decimal.  (First, change to a mixed 
19.  number.)
       
       
      		|   10.    a)   | 
           8 5 | 
            = 1.6 | 
             | 
           b)   | 
            13  4  | 
            = 3.25 | 
		  | 
           c)   | 
            9 2 | 
            = 4.5 | 
            | 
        
        
       
       
      		|   19.    d)   | 
           23  4  | 
            = 5.75 | 
            | 
           e)   | 
            37  5  | 
            = 7.4 | 
             | 
           f)   | 
            25  2  | 
            = 12.5 | 
        
        
        
       
       
      		|   10.    g)   | 
           17  8  | 
            = 2.125 | 
             | 
           h)   | 
            35  8  | 
            = 4.375 | 
		  | 
           
           i)   | 
            55  8  | 
            = 6.875 | 
        
        
        
        
  11.   How many times is .25 contained
  
  
   	
   				|   | 
   				   a)   | 
  		
  				in 1?  4 | 
             
  				  | 
  		
  				b)   | 
      			in 2?  8 | 
      	
				  | 
  		
  				c)   | 
      		in 5?  20 |    
      	
      			  | 
      	
      			d)   | 
      			in 9?  36 |     
      
  
            
  
   12.   How many times is .125 contained
    
    
     	
     				|   | 
     				   a)   | 
    		
    				in 1?  8 | 
               
    				  | 
    		
    				b)   | 
        			in 2?  16 | 
        	
  				  | 
    		
    				c)   | 
        		in 5?  40 |    
        	
        			  | 
        	
        			d)   | 
        			in 9?  72 |     
        
  
  
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