Changing Fractions To Decimals On A Calculator Worksheet
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Changing Fractions to Decimals on a Calculator
You can change fractions to decimals on a calculator. Do you remember how to change a
fraction to a decimal? Divide the numerator by the denominator.
3
÷
=
4
1
For
, press
3
0.25
The calculator shows
as
.
3
The fraction
has an exact decimal equivalent, 0.25.
B
÷
=
3
2
For
, press
0.6666666
0.6666667
Depending on your calculator, it may show
or
.
B
The fraction
has no exact decimal equivalent. Your calculator may show the first part of the
B
repeating decimal that is equal to
, or it may round the last digit on the display. Not all
calculators show the result the same way.
Look at the first example. Use it as a pattern to fill all the blanks in the following
exercises. Use your calculator to find the answers.
÷
1
1
1. For
, press
. The calculator shows
as
.
2
=
0.5
1
2
2
3
3
2. For
, press
. The calculator shows
as
.
8
8
7
7
3. For
, press
. The calculator shows
as
.
2
2
7
7
4. For
, press
. The calculator shows
as
.
10
10
2
2
5. For
, press
. The calculator shows
as
.
5
5
9
9
6. For
, press
. The calculator shows
as
.
4
4
17
17
7. For
, press
. The calculator shows
as
.
3
3
2
2
8. For
, press
. The calculator shows
as
.
9
9
31
31
9. For
, press
. The calculator shows
as
.
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