Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
Write 0.75 as a fraction in simplest form.
- Say its name: seventy-five hundredths, 75100.
- Simplify: divide the top and bottom by 25.
Answer: 34
Example 2
Write 2.4 as a fraction in simplest form.
- Say its name: two and four tenths. The whole number stays; the decimal part is 410.
- Simplify 410 to 25.
Answer: 2 25
Where this is taught: Quiz 16: Converting Fractions and Decimals, “Going back: say the decimal’s name out loud”
The drill
Ten problems
How many:
Type a fraction with a slash, like 3/4, and a mixed number with a space, like 2 1/4. Give answers in simplest form. Then press Check my answers at the bottom.Write each answer on the line, in simplest form. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.