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Fractions and Decimals

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Do your students need practice converting fractions to decimals, or decimals to fractions. The Fractions and Decimals exercise set creates both types of conversion questions.

Change the number of exercises

  1. Click on the box labeled "Number of Exercises" in the options panel.

  2. Type in a new number or use the up and down arrows to change the value. You can choose any number from 1 to 200.

Change the number of exercises in a row

  1. Select "Exercises per Row" in the options panel.

  2. Click the down arrow to choose a new number from the list or use Auto.

Notes:

  • If you are using the default auto settings, the number of questions per row will change automatically when you adjust the font size or the low/high number ranges.

  • For word problems exercises sets, you can only choose 1 or 2 exercises per row.

Change the row spacing

Set the spacing between rows of exercises in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm).

  1. Select the input field for the Row Spacing option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid range is 0 to 300.

Show title

  1. To show the exercise set Title, select the check box for the Show Title option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set title, deselect the check box.

Show instructions

  1. To show the exercise set Instructions, select the check box for the Show Instructions option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set instructions, deselect the check box.

Show the answer bank

  1. To show the answer bank, select the check box for the Show Answer Bank option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the answer bank, deselect the check box.

Show duplicate warning

When this option is selected, a warning is displayed if there are any duplicate exercises in the exercise set. To hide the duplicate warning, uncheck the Show Duplicate Warning option in the options pane.

Change the conversion direction

  1. To change the conversion direction, click in a bubble to select the Conversion option in the options pane.

  2. Select fraction to decimal, decimal to fraction, or mixed.

Change the denominators

  1. To change the denominators, select the drop-down arrow for the Denominators option in the options pane.

  2. Select the desired denominator values.

  3. Click OK to apply the selected denominators.

Answers in lowest terms

  • To make sure answers are shown in their simplest form, check the box labeled "Answers in Lowest Terms" in the options panel.

  • If you want to allow answers that are equivalent but not simplified, uncheck the "Answers in Lowest Terms" box in the options panel.

Control the answer decimals

Choose whether the decimal answers will be rounded to 2 decimal places, 3 decimal places or 4 decimal places.

Cardinal Numbers - Include and adjust range

If you want to use Cardinal numbers (whole numbers) with fractions, check the box labeled "Use Cardinal Numbers" in the options panel. If you don't want to use them, uncheck the box.

To change the highest number allowed:

  1. Click on the "Range High" input box in the options panel.

  2. Type in a new number up to the maximum allowed for that activity.

To change the lowest number allowed:

  1. Click on the "Range Low" input box in the options panel.

  2. Type in a new number down to the minimum allowed for that activity.

Notes:

  • To find the allowed range for any option, look at the definition area at the bottom of the options panel when the option is selected.

  • Some activities let you use negative numbers. To do this, type a hyphen before the number (like -10, -999, or -1000).

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