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CHAPTER 3

Decimals

48 291
A decimal number is a fraction in disguise: 0:48 ¼ and 1:291 ¼ 1 or
1291 100 1000
. The number in front of the decimal point is the whole number (if there
1000
is one) and the number behind the decimal point is the numerator of a
fraction whose denominator is a power of ten. The denominator will consist
of 1 followed by one or more zeros. The number of zeros is the same as the
number of digits behind the decimal point.
2:8 ¼ 2 8 (one decimal place one zero)
10
7695
0:7695 ¼ (four decimal places four zeros)
10,000

Practice

Rewrite as a fraction. If the decimal number is more than 1, rewrite the
number both as a mixed number and as an improper fraction.

1. 1:71 ¼

2. 34:598 ¼

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