document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=42408>Question 42408</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which number is equivalent to 2/5?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 2 and 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) 0.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C) 5/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D) 2 and 1/5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should automatically be able to eliminate b. You should know that 2/5 is not equal to 5/2. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should also be able to automatically eliminate A and D. Both of those numbers have a whole number of 2 attached to them. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should know that 2/5 will never be bigger than 1. If you only have 2/5 then you definitely don't have 5/5, which would equal 1, so you definitely don't have 2. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That leaves answer choice B. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can show that 2/5 = 0.4 in one of two ways:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           Calculator (if you are allowed to use one): Divide the top <BR>\n" );
document.write( "            number by the bottom number. 2/5 = 0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          If you can't use a calculator. Then change 2/5 to a number out of 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                      2/5 = 40/100  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "              40/100 = 40%  = 0.4 or 0.40 <BR>\n" );
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