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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:
    1. Count the number of decimal places
    2. Put the number over a fraction bar
    3. Match the number of decimal places to zeros, under the fraction bar, put a 1 in front
    4. 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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Mathematics: Pre Algebra