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Converting Between Fractions and Decimals

Converting Between Fractions and Decimals

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

FREE Resource

This video tutorial covers the conversion of fractions to decimals and vice versa, focusing on non-terminating decimals and the use of greatest common factors to simplify fractions. It explains the process of converting fractions to decimals through long division, highlights the importance of place value in converting decimals to fractions, and discusses how to identify and denote repeating decimals. The tutorial concludes with encouragement for students to practice these skills.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main focus of the video tutorial?

Understanding geometry

Solving algebraic equations

Learning about statistics

Converting fractions and decimals

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What symbol is preferred to denote repeating decimals?

Ellipsis (dot dot dot)

Asterisk (*)

Bar over the digits

Comma (,)

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you convert a fraction to a decimal?

By using long division

By multiplying the numerator by 10

By adding the numerator and denominator

By subtracting the denominator from the numerator

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the greatest common factor of 14 and 42?

21

7

28

14

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you convert a mixed number to a decimal?

By subtracting the fraction from the whole number

By multiplying the whole number by the fraction

By converting the fraction part to a decimal and adding it to the whole number

By adding the whole number to the fraction

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the decimal representation of 7/8?

0.95

0.875

0.85

0.75

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you convert a decimal to a fraction?

By multiplying by 100

By subtracting the decimal from 1

By using place value

By adding zeros

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