Fractions & Decimals Flashcards

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1
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What if the numerator of a fraction is 0 what does the fraction = ?

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0

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What if the denominator of a fraction is 0 what does the fraction = ?

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Undefined

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3
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Whats a proper fraction?

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Any fraction whose numerator is smaller than its denominator

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4
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What happens when you multiply a positive proper fraction?

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It yields a product smaller than the original number

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5
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What happens when you square a positive proper fraction?

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It yields a product smaller than the original number

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6
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Positive proper fractions behave in the opposite manner of other positive numbers….

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….

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7
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What happens when you divide a number by a proper fraction?

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You get a quotient larger than the original number

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What happens when you take a square root of a proper fraction

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It yields a root larger than the original number

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9
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How do you solve fractions with unspecified quantities?

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Let the unspecified quantity equal the product of the denominators

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10
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Increasing the numerator does what to a fraction?

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Increases the value of the fraction

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Increasing the denominator of a fraction does what to a fraction?

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Decreases the value of the fraction

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Increasing the numerator and denominator by the same amount does what to a fraction

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Bring the value of the fraction closer to 1

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Decreasing the numerator and denominator by the same amount does what to a fraction

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Brings the value further from 1

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Decreasing the denominator of a positive fraction does what to its value?

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Increases its value

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15
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What must you do in order to properly add and subtract decimals ?

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Line them up

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16
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How do you multiply decimals?

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Multiply as usual and the number of decimals in the product equals the sum of the number of decimals in the factors you are multiplying

17
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Describe how to divide decimals by using long division.

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Move the decimal point of the number doing the dividing until it is a whome number . Shift the decimal point of the number being divided equal distance.

The quotient has the same amount of shifts

18
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What’s the best way to divide decimals?

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Use the slide approach. Put the division in fraction form.slide the decimal point equal number of tines until neither the numerator or denominator contain a decimal.

19
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Numbers between 0 and 1 always behave in the … manner of numbers larger than 1

20
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The number of zeroes in the denominator is equivalent to what?

A

The number of decimal spots in the answer

21
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What are some ways to convert a fraction to a decimal?

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Use the memorized conversion chart
Multiply the numerator and denominator to get the denominator to a power of 10 (if cant get to a power of 10 approximate by getting as close to a power as possible)

22
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How do you convert repeating decimals to fractions?

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Create two equations;
X=the repeating decimal

Set the repeating decimal to x and multiply both sides of the equation by a power 10 with the number of zeroes equal to the length of the repeating sequence.

Subtract the two equations and solve for x

23
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What does it mean when a fraction has a denominator that is only made up of prime factors of “2” and “5” ?

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It will convert to a terminating decimal

24
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Any fraction whose denominator contains a prime factor OTHER than “2” or “5” will…

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NOT terminate

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What should you think when a question ask you how many consecutive zeros are to the left or right of a decimal point?
How many 10s (2s and 5s) is the number made up of.
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To determine the number of consecutive zeroes that a fraction has to the right of its decimal point what should you do?
Simplify the fraction and count the number of 10s left in the denominator Then determine the product of ant numbers that don’t produce a 10 If <10. It will add no 10s If <100. It will add 1 10s If <1000. It will add two 10s
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How do linear equations differ from equations w roots and exponents?
There may be 2 possible solutions in equations with exponents and sq roots
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Whats the opposite operation to a root?
An exponent
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Whats the opposite equation to an exponent
A root
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How do you solve for a variable underneath a radical?
Isolate the radical | Multiply the other side by the corresponding exponent
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How do you solve for a variable that has an exponent?
Isolate the variable with the exponent | Take the corresponding root of the opposite site
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What happens when you take the root of a term with an even exponent: Whats the answer to such an equation?
The absolute value of the term
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How do you square a decimal ?
Multiply it as you would a regular decimal adding decimal points back to the answer
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What is the plural to “number”
“a number” I.e. a number of us are going to the mall.