Deck 15: Expressing Common Fractions and Mixed Numbers As Decimals

Question 1

Those fractions yielding a repeating decimal should be rounded off to the desired number of places.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A floor has a concrete slab with an elevation of 166.70 feet. It is be finished with underlayment and bamboo flooring having a total thickness of 1/4 inch. What is the elevation of the finished floor?

Answer 2

166.721

Question 3

To change a fraction to a decimal, divide the denominator by the numerator.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Change 1/5 to a decimal.

Question 5

The actual thickness of a piece of textured panel is 2/3 inch. What is the thickness written as a decimal fraction?

Question 6

The actual width of a pine board is 7 1/5 inches. Write the width in decimal form.

Question 7

Find the approximate thickness in common fraction form of a piece of siding 0.4688 inch thick.

Question 8

A piece of plywood is 0.215 inch thick. What is its thickness in common fraction form?

Question 9

Approximately 4 1/4 pounds of nails are needed for each 100 square feet of subflooring. Write this weight in decimal form.

Question 10

Change 0.360 to a fraction.