Dina works with two measurements in a kitchen. Answer each part.
- A jar holds 4.6 litres of honey. Dina writes this amount as 4 □/5 litres. What is the missing number in the box?
- A bag of beans weighs 2.04 kg. Write this weight as a mixed number in simplest form, in kilograms.
Need a hint?
Think of the decimal part as tenths or hundredths, then simplify the fraction.
Worked answer
- (a) 0.6 = 610 = 35, so 4.6 = 4 35.
- (a) The missing number is 3.
- (b) 0.04 = 4100.
- (b) 4100 = 125 in simplest form, so 2.04 = 2 125 kg.
Answer: 2 1/25 kg
The mistake this question tests
Habit
Simplest form in final fraction answers
Pupils write 0.04 as 410 or 1 4100 without simplifying, so the mixed number is not in simplest form.
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