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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Which decimal is equivalent to 8 9/12 ?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
@DanJS
OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (danjs):
reduce 9/12 down
OpenStudy (danjs):
divide both top and bottom by 3
OpenStudy (anonymous):
K
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OpenStudy (utterly_confuzzled):
So, take 9 and divide it by 12.
the answer will be 8. and then whatever the answer of 9/12 is
OpenStudy (danjs):
what do you get after you reduce the fraction kdenice
TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
And we need choices...
OpenStudy (anonymous):
8.34?
OpenStudy (danjs):
9/12 = 3/4
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TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
If there are choices..
OpenStudy (danjs):
3/4 is an easy decimal to remember 0.75
OpenStudy (anonymous):
A.
8.12
B.
8.34
C.
8.75
D.
8.9
OpenStudy (danjs):
8 9/12 = 8 3/4 = 8.75
OpenStudy (utterly_confuzzled):
3/4 = .75
Therefore the answer will be C 8.75
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OpenStudy (danjs):
or if you want
3/4 = 75/100 = 0.75
OpenStudy (danjs):
right
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Ok!!!
OpenStudy (danjs):
are you also doing the way where you have to multiply numbers by say 100 or 1000, to turn fractions to decimals?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Thanks
OpenStudy (danjs):
that basicly has you put the denominator to multiples of 10, like 100 1000 10000, so it is easy to see what the decimal is