Which of the following is the decimal equivalent of 15/27? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places).
A. 0.56
B. 5.56
C. 3.86
D. 0.36
Using a calculator to evaluate 15÷27 results in 0.5555555556. To two decimal places, the answer becomes 0.56.
Thus, 0.56 is the decimal equivalent of 15/27.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is A.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: Which of the following is the equivalence in pounds for 65 kg? (2.2 lb=1 kg)
A. 52.2 lb
B. 22.7 lb
C. 143 lb
D. 220 lb
Answer Explanation
To find the pounds equivalent of the kg given, we use the two options as given below.
OR
Since we want to remain with pounds, we use the second option and set up the equation below.
Thus, 65 kg is equal to 143 lb.
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Q #2: A teacher has asked all the students in the class what is their favorite color is and separates the responses into five categories. The results are shown in the table below. which of the following is the best way to display the frequency for each color? Color Red Black Green White Other Number of students 12 25 8 5 10
A. Histogram
B. Pie chart
C. Scatter plot
D. Line graph
Answer Explanation
A histogram is used to visualize the frequency of a one variable over the other while a line graph is used to compare two variables.
A scatter plot used to show the correlation between two variables.
A pie chart is used to show the proportion of the given information in circle, with each section of a circle representing a given fraction of a whole.
From the given information, a pie chart is an appropriate tool show the frequency of the students choosing their favorite color.
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Q #3: A baker is using a cookie recipe that call for 2 ¼ cups of flour to yield 40 cookies. How much flour will the baker need to make 90 cookies using the same recipe?
A. 6 7/18 cups
B. 5 5/18 cups
C. 2 3/16 cups
D. 5 1/16 cups
Answer Explanation
We are asked to find the number of cups of flour that will be used to make 90 cookies.
First, we convert 2 ¼ into improper fraction as:
Letting x to be the number of cups of flour, we set up a proportion equation with number of cookies on numerator and number of cups of flour on the denominator becomes:
Solve the value of x by cross-products
Dividing both sides by 60, the above equation result to
Thus, the number of cups of flour needed to make 90 cookies is 81/16 cups, which is equal to 5 1/16 cups.
