document.write( "Question 66299: how do u convert a ratio to a decimal and how do u convert each number to a fraction in lowest term \n" ); document.write( "
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how do u convert a ratio to a decimal?
\n" ); document.write( "Example 3/8=?
\n" ); document.write( "Divide 3 by 8 as follows:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "...8)3.00000
\n" ); document.write( "Divide 8 into 30 to get 3 with remainder 6
\n" ); document.write( "Divide 8 into 60 to get 7 with remainder 40
\n" ); document.write( "Divide 8 into 40 to get 5 with no remainder
\n" ); document.write( "3/8=0.375
\n" ); document.write( "Comment: Not all conversions are this easy but the procedure is the same.
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\n" ); document.write( "and how do u convert each number to a fraction in lowest term.
\n" ); document.write( "Example:
\n" ); document.write( "24/20=?
\n" ); document.write( "Rewrite the numerator and the denominator in factor form, as follows:
\n" ); document.write( "24=2*2*2*3
\n" ); document.write( "20=2*2*5
\n" ); document.write( "Then cancel the factors that are common to the numerator and denominator to get:
\n" ); document.write( "24/20= (2*3)/5 = 6/5
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\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps.
\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "
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