Page 67 - Math Course 1 (Book 1)

Fractions: Understanding Rational Numbers

Divide the number of games they won, 32, by the
number of games they played, 44.
Write a Mixed Number as a Decimal
32 = 8 = 0.727272... or 0.72
Examples 44 11

Look to the digit to the right of the thousandths
1 place. Round down since 2 < 5.
Write 1 as decimal.
4
1 1 Write as the sum of an integer Camille’s soccer team won
1 = 1+ Answer
4 4 and a fraction. 0.727 of the time.
1
= 1+ 0.25 4 = 0.25
= 1.25 Add
Your Turn!
Answer 1.25
Write a Fraction as a Terminating Decimal
Write Fractions as Repeating Write as a decimal.
5
Decimals 8
Examples A. 0.58
B. 0.625
C. 0.725
4 D. 5.8
Write - 33
as a decimal. Use a bar to show a
repeating decimal.
0.1212... Answer
4
- 33 -4.0000... The digits 12 repeat.
33

Answer - 4 = - 0.12 Write a Mixed Number as a Decimal
33 3
2
Write as a decimal.
5
A. 0.6
2
as a decimal. Use a bar to show a
Write 11 B. 2.35
repeating decimal. C. 2.6
D. 2.7
0.1818...
2 The digits 18 repeat.
11 11 -2.0000... Answer

2
Answer = - 0.18 Write Fractions as Repeating Decimals
11
2
-
Write a as a decimal. Use a bar to show a
3
repeating decimal.
REAL WORLD EXAMPLE
Soccer A. −0 . 6
B. −0.6
C. −0.23
Camille’s soccer team
won 32 out of 44 games D. −0.06
to make it to the champ-
ionship To the nearest Answer
thousandth, f nd the team’s rate of winning.

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