Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
Write 38 as a decimal.
- The fraction bar means divide: 3 ÷ 8.
- Write 3 as 3.000 and divide until nothing is left over.
Answer: 0.375
Example 2
Which is 23 as a decimal?
- Divide: 2 ÷ 3 = 0.666… The remainder 2 keeps coming back, so the 6 repeats forever.
- A bar over a digit means it repeats.
Answer: 0.6
Where this is taught: Quiz 16: Converting Fractions and Decimals, “The fraction bar was a division sign the whole time”
The drill
Ten problems
How many:
Type the decimal, or tap the right one. A bar over digits means they repeat forever. Then press Check my answers at the bottom.Write your answer on the line, or circle it. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.