Chapter 1—Fractions and Decimals

PROBLEM

Complete the following.

	1.	Arrange the following decimals from largest to smallest: 1.5, 0.25, 1.025.

ANS:	
1.5, 1.025, 0.25

PTS:	1	DIF:	Knowledge	REF:	Decimals

	2.	Arrange the following decimals from largest to smallest: 0.33, 0.045, 0.7.

ANS:	
0.7, 0.33, 0.045

PTS:	1	DIF:	Knowledge	REF:	Decimals

	3.	Arrange the following fractions from smallest to largest: , , .

ANS:	
, , 

PTS:	1	DIF:	Knowledge	REF:	Fractions

	4.	Arrange the following fractions from smallest to largest: , , .

ANS:	
, , 

PTS:	1	DIF:	Knowledge	REF:	Fractions

Perform the indicated operations. Reduce fractions in answers to lowest terms.

	5.	

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PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension		REF:	Adding Fractions

	6.	

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PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension		REF:	Division of Fractions

	7.	

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PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension		REF:	Subtracting Fractions

	8.	

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PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension 		REF:	Division of Fractions

Perform the following computations. If the questions do not have a whole number as the answer, compute to the third decimal place, and round to the second decimal place.

	9.	

ANS:	

or 75.58 (rounded)

PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension		
REF:	Addition and Subtraction of Decimals	

	10.	

ANS:	

or 0.05 (rounded)

PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension		REF:	Multiplying Decimals

	11.	

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PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension 		
REF:	Addition and Subtraction of Decimals	

	12.	

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PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension 		REF:	Dividing Decimals

	13.	Convert the following decimal to a fraction and reduce to lowest terms.

0.09

ANS:	
0.09 = 

PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension		
REF:	Conversion between Fractions and Decimals

	14.	Convert the following decimal to a fraction and reduce to lowest terms.

0.175

ANS:	
0.175 = 

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Conversion between Fractions and Decimals

	15.	Convert the following fraction to a decimal and round to the nearest hundredth.

ANS:	

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Conversion between Fractions and Decimals

	16.	Convert the following fraction to a decimal and round to the nearest tenth.

ANS:	

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Conversion between Fractions and Decimals

	17.	Perform the indicated operation.

ANS:	

PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension		
REF:	Addition and Subtraction of Fractions	

	18.	Perform the indicated operation.
6.3  100

ANS:	
6.3  100 = 630

PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension		REF:	Multiplying Decimals

	19.	Perform the indicated operation and round the answer to the tenths place.

ANS:	

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Multiplying Decimals	

	20.	Perform the indicated operation and round the answer to the nearest tenths place.

123.56  78

ANS:	
123.56  78 = 9,637.68 = 9,637.7

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Multiplying Decimals	

	21.	Perform the indicated operation.

350  0.07

ANS:	
350  0.07 = 5,000

PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension		REF:	Dividing Decimals

	22.	Perform the indicated operation.

25  0.4

ANS:	
25  0.4 = 62.5

PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension		REF:	Dividing Decimals

	23.	Perform the indicated operation and reduce to the lowest terms.

ANS:	

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Multiplying Fractions	

	24.	Perform the indicated operation and reduce to the lowest term.

ANS:	

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

	25.	Perform the indicated operation and reduce to lowest term.

ANS:	

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Division of Fractions	

	26.	Convert 0.45 to a fraction in the lowest terms.

ANS:	

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Conversion between Fractions and Decimals

	27.	Convert 0.125 to a fraction in the lowest terms.

ANS:	

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Conversion between Fractions and Decimals

	28.	Convert  to a decimal.

ANS:	
4  8 = 0.5

PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension		
REF:	Conversion between Fractions and Decimals

	29.	Convert  to a decimal and round to the nearest hundredths place.

ANS:	
5  8 = 0.625 = 0.63

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Conversion between Fractions and Decimals

	30.	Find the least common denominator for the following pair of fractions.

, 

ANS:	
LCD = 33

PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension		
REF:	Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms		

	31.	Find the least common denominator for the following pair of fractions.

, 

ANS:	
LCD = 30

PTS:	1	DIF:	Comprehension		
REF:	Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms		

	32.	Perform the indicated operation and reduce to the lowest terms.

ANS:	

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

	33.	Perform the indicated operation and reduce to lowest terms.

4  2 

ANS:	
4  2     1

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

	34.	After surgery, a patient drinks 2 ounces of clear liquids every 2 hours. How many ounces will the patient drink in 8 hours?

ANS:	
2  4 =    =  = 10 ounces

PTS:	1	DIF:	Application	REF:	Multiplying Fractions