Mathematics: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Flashcards
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What is 2/5 of 3/7?
Answer: 6/35
Multiply numerators and denominators: (2×3)/(5×7) = 6/35.
A recruit scored 84% on a 50-question test. How many questions did the recruit answer correctly?
Answer: 42
84% of 50 = 0.84 × 50 = 42 questions.
Which decimal is largest: 0.5, 0.05, 0.505, 0.055?
Answer: 0.505
0.505 = 0.505 > 0.500 = 0.5, making it the largest value.
What is 3 1/3 × 2 1/4?
Answer: 7 1/2
Convert: 10/3 × 9/4 = 90/12 = 15/2 = 7 1/2.
A number increased from 50 to 65. What is the percent increase?
Answer: 30%
Increase = 15; percent increase = (15/50) × 100 = 30%.
Divide 9.6 by 0.4.
Answer: 24
9.6 ÷ 0.4 = 96 ÷ 4 = 24 (multiply both by 10 to eliminate the decimal).
What is 1/6 expressed as a percentage (to the nearest tenth)?
Answer: 16.7%
1 ÷ 6 = 0.16666…; multiplied by 100 and rounded to the nearest tenth = 16.7%.