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1. Section 2.1
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Exercise 9 Page 74

Practice makes perfect
We want to write the given fraction as a decimal number. 2/5 To do so, recall that 2 5 means 2รท 5. Therefore, we will divide the numerator by the denominator. Let's do it!

We found that 25 written as a decimal is 0.4.

We want to write the given fraction as a decimal number. 3/8 To do so, recall that 3 8 means 3รท 8. Therefore, we will divide the numerator by the denominator. Let's do it!

We found that 38 written as a decimal is 0.375.

We want to write the given fraction as a decimal number. 30/20 Notice that the the numerator of our fraction is greater than the denominator. In this case, our fraction is an improper fraction. Now, we can recall that 30 20 means 30รท 20. Therefore, we will divide the numerator by the denominator. Let's do it!

We found that 3020 written as a decimal is 1.5.