Question

A bowl weighs 11/40 pound.

a. Express this weight as a decimal.
b. Explain how you can find the decimal by thinking of the denominator as a 4 and using mental math.

Answer 1

Answer: 0.275

Explanation:

a. To express 11/40 as a decimal, you need to divide 11 by 40. (Steps shown in image)

b. Sorry, I can't figure out the answer to this. I don't recommend making the denominator a 4 as the numerator would become 1.1.