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Equivalent Forms of Rational Numbers
- A rational number is a number that can be written as a/b where b is a nonzero number. Rational numbers are integers, fractions, and terminating and repeating decimals.
- To convert a decimal to a fraction:
- Count the number of decimal places
- Put the number over a fraction bar
- Match the number of decimal places to zeros, under the fraction bar, put a 1 in front
- Simplify if possible!
- To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator. Round the quotient to the requested decimal place if necessary.
Write - 0.54 as a simplified fraction.
- − 0.54 =
- − [54/100] =
- − [(54 ÷2)/(100 ÷2)] =
− [27/50]
Write 0.0125 as a simplified fraction.
- 0.0125 =
- [125/10,000] =
- [(125 ÷25)/(10,000 ÷25)] =
- [(5 ÷5)/(400 ÷5)] =
[1/80]
Write 0.0088 as a simplified fraction.
- 0.0088 =
- [88/10,000] =
- [(88 ÷4)/(10,000 ÷4)] =
- [(22 ÷2)/(2500 ÷2)] =
[11/1250]
Write [1/8] as a decimal.
- 8| ― 1.000 =
0.125
Write [12/33] as a decimal.
- 33| ― 12.0000 =
- 0.3636... =
0.―36
Write − [13/8] as a decimal.
- − 8| ― 13.000 =
= − 1.625
Is [1/9] equal to a repeating decimal?
- 9| ― 1.000 =
- 0.111... =
- 0.―1
Yes
Is [3/8] equal to a repeating decimal?
- 8| ― 3.000 =
- 0.375
No
Jason and Christian are playing darts. Jason hits the bulls - eye 9 out of 28 times, and Christian hits the bulls - eye 11 out of 36 times. Which player has the higher accuracy?
- Jason: [9/28] =
- 28| ― 9.000 ≈ 0.321
- Christian: [11/36] =
- 36| ― 11.000 ≈ 0.306
Christian
Which of the following numbers is not a rational number? 2.5, - 0.788, 0.999..., √2
- 2.5 and - 0.788 are terminating numbers, so they are rational.
- 0.999... is a repeating number, so it is rational.
- √2 ≈ 1.41421356237, and it is not terminating nor repeating.
√2 is not a rational number.
*These practice questions are only helpful when you work on them offline on a piece of paper and then use the solution steps function to check your answer.
Answer
Equivalent Forms of Rational Numbers
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- Intro
- What You'll Learn and Why
- Vocabulary
- Converting Decimals to Fractions
- Converting Decimals to Fractions
- Converting Fractions to Decimals
- Converting Fractions to Decimals in Word Problems
- Converting Fractions to Decimals in Word Problems
- Extra Example 1: Write 0.038 as a Fraction
- Extra Example 2: Write -13/7 as a Decimal
- Extra Example 3: Batting Average
- Extra Example 4: Rational Number






























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