Decimal Fraction

(26) What is the decimal equivalent of the fraction \(\frac{7}{8}\)?

• (a) 0.875
• (b) 0.78
• (c) 0.87
• (d) 0.8750

Answer

Correct Answer: (a) 0.875
\frac{7}{8} = 0.875

(27) If you decrease \(0.4\) by \(25\%\), what is the result?

• (a) 0.3
• (b) 0.3
• (c) 0.375
• (d) 0.325

Answer

Correct Answer: (b) 0.3
To decrease \(0.4\) by \(25\%\), you subtract \(0.4 \times 0.25 = 0.1\) from it, resulting in \(0.4 – 0.1 = 0.3\).

(28) Write \(0.0025\) as a fraction in its simplest form.

• (a) \(\frac{25}{1000}\)
• (b) \(\frac{2.5}{100}\)
• (c) \(\frac{25}{10000}\)
• (d) \(\frac{2.5}{1000}\)

Answer

Correct Answer: (c) \(\frac{25}{10000}\)
0.0025 = \frac{25}{10000} = \frac{25}{10 \times 1000} = \frac{25}{10000}

(29) If \(0.64\) is expressed as a percentage, what is it?

• (a) 6.4%
• (b) 64%
• (c) 0.064%
• (d) 640%

Answer

Correct Answer: (b) 64%
0.64 = 64\%

(30) What is the equivalent fraction of \(0.375\) with a denominator of \(1000\)?

• (a) \(\frac{375}{100}\)
• (b) \(\frac{3.75}{10}\)
• (c) \(\frac{3750}{10000}\)
• (d) \(\frac{375}{1000}\)

Answer

Correct Answer: (d) \(\frac{375}{1000}\)
0.375 = \frac{375}{1000}