Decimal Fraction

(41) What is the decimal equivalent of the fraction $\frac{3}{5}$?

• (a) 0.6
• (b) 0.3
• (c) 0.05
• (d) 0.53

Answer

Correct Answer: (a) 0.6
$\frac{3}{5} = 0.6$

(42) If you decrease $0.6$ by $20\%$, what is the result?

• (a) 0.48
• (b) 0.06
• (c) 0.48
• (d) 0.12

Answer

Correct Answer: (c) 0.48
To decrease $0.6$ by $20\%$, you subtract $0.6 \times 0.2 = 0.12$ from it, resulting in $0.6 – 0.12 = 0.48$.

(43) Write $0.003125$ as a fraction in its simplest form.

• (a) $\frac{3125}{1000}$
• (b) $\frac{3125}{10000}$
• (c) $\frac{125}{40000}$
• (d) $\frac{12.5}{4000}$

Answer

Correct Answer: (c) $\frac{125}{40000}$
$0.003125 = \frac{125}{40000} = \frac{125}{4 \times 10000} = \frac{125}{40000}$

(44) If $0.27$ is expressed as a percentage, what is it?

• (a) 27%
• (b) 270%
• (c) 2.7%
• (d) 0.027%

Answer

Correct Answer: (b) 270%
$0.27 = 270\%$

(45) What is the equivalent fraction of $0.125$ with a denominator of $32$?

• (a) $\frac{12.5}{32}$
• (b) $\frac{125}{320}$
• (c) $\frac{125}{32}$
• (d) $\frac{1}{8}$

Answer

Correct Answer: (d) $\frac{1}{8}$
$0.125 = \frac{1}{8}$