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}