Question

1. boys and girls there were 5 girls and 22 boys in mrs. pantojas math class. write the number of girls as a fraction of the number of boys. then write the fraction as a decimal.
2. dogs in a neighborhood of 75 families, 16 families own one or more dogs. write the number of families who own one or more dogs as a fraction. then write the fraction as a decimal.
3. phones in one town, about 93 of every 100 people use cellular telephones. write this amount as a fraction. then write the fraction as a decimal.
4. pies at a reunion, 14 5/8 blueberry pies were eaten. write the amount of pies as a decimal.
5. running tora ran 15/16 mile on tuesday and 1 1/4 miles on wednesday. write each distance as a decimal.
6. voting in a recent school election, 208 of the 325 freshmen voted in their class election. write the fraction of freshmen who voted. then write the fraction as a decimal.

Explanation:

Step1: Write the fraction

The number of families who own one or more dogs is \(16\), and the total number of families is \(75\). So the fraction is \(\frac{16}{75}\).

Step2: Convert the fraction to a decimal

To convert \(\frac{16}{75}\) to a decimal, we perform the division \(16\div75\).

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Answer:

The fraction is \(\frac{16}{75}\) and the decimal is \(0.21\overline{3}\)