A RATIO SCALE, DECIMALS, AND NUMBER BASES
decimal
based on ten, as our number system
place value
the digits in a numeral have certain values depending upon their place in the numeral
absolute value
the distance between 0 and any number
Convert the following common fractions to decimals. Round to three decimal places if necessary. You may use a calculator. 1/3
0.333
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0.5
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0.6
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0.75
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0.833
Convert the following decimal to a common fraction. Reduce to lowest terms 0.5
1/2
Convert the following decimal to a common fraction. Reduce to lowest terms 0.2
1/5
Convert the following decimal to a common fraction. Reduce to lowest terms 0.03
3/100
Convert the following decimal to a common fraction. Reduce to lowest terms 0.75
3/4
Convert the following decimal to a common fraction. Reduce to lowest terms 0.625
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decimal fraction
a number less than 1, represented in place value notation using a decimal point
repeating decimal
has a pattern of numbers that repeat
terminating decimal
has no remainder, or has zero as the last place order