
Business Mathematics Brief 12th Edition by Stanley Salzman ,Gary Clendenen, Charles Miller
Edition 12ISBN: 978-0132605540
Business Mathematics Brief 12th Edition by Stanley Salzman ,Gary Clendenen, Charles Miller
Edition 12ISBN: 978-0132605540 Exercise 266
Convert this fractions to decimals. If a division does not come out evenly, round the answer to the nearest thousandth. (See Example.)
Converting Fractions to Decimals
Convert the following fractions to decimals.
(a)
(b)
Decimal equivalents
Quick TIP
Do not use both a decimal and a fraction in the same number.
SOLUTION
(a) Convert
to a decimal by dividing 1 by 8. Add trailing zeros after the 1 as needed.
(b) Divide 2 by 3.
The division continues without ending and has a repeating decimal, which is often written as.
,.
, or.
. It would be written as.67 when rounded to the nearest hundredth and as.667 when rounded to the nearest thousandth.
The calculator solution to this example is


Converting Fractions to Decimals
Convert the following fractions to decimals.
(a)

(b)

Decimal equivalents

Quick TIP
Do not use both a decimal and a fraction in the same number.
SOLUTION
(a) Convert


(b) Divide 2 by 3.

The division continues without ending and has a repeating decimal, which is often written as.



The calculator solution to this example is

Explanation
Convert to a decimal by dividing 7 by 8...
Business Mathematics Brief 12th Edition by Stanley Salzman ,Gary Clendenen, Charles Miller
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