6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Write each mixed number as a decimal.

19. 7
    
    4
    5
    20.^15
    

1

2 
 21.^28 

3

5 
 22.^12 

5

8 
 23.^7 
 1

3

00 

24. 9
    10400
    25. 11
    530
    26. 80
    ^34
    27. 44
    ^1210
    28. 61
    ^18
    

Shortcut for Renaming Fractions

Write 
^1225 
as a decimal.

When a fraction has a denominator that is

a factor of 10, 100, 1000,... :

Rename as an equivalent fraction 
 1

2

2

5





4

4





1

4

0

8

0




with a denominator that is a power of ten.

Read the fraction. Then write 
 1

4

0

8


 0 0.48

the decimal.

forty-eight hundredths

So 


1

2

2

5 
0.48.

Think

25 is a factor

of 100.

Write each fraction or mixed number as a decimal.

Use the shortcut whenever possible.

29. 
    2
    3
    0
    
    30.
    
    2

7

5


 31. 7 


1

9

0


 32. 8 


1

3

0


 33.
^3

5

2

0

34. 
    
    1
    2

1

5 
 35. 
 1

5

6 
 36. 

2

3

5

2 
 37.^9 

1

2

2

0 
 38.^10 
 2

3

5 

Write each answer as a decimal.

39. Ann has nine tenths of a dollar. 40. Allan has three fifths of a dollar.
    How much money does she have? How much money does he have?


40. Roy has one and three fourths 42. Drew has three and two fifths
    dollars. How much more money dollars and Rita has four and
    does he need to have $3.25? one fourth dollars. How much
    more money does Rita have?

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