Question

Jorge scored 18 out of 45 free throws. What decimal

is equivalent to the fraction of free throws Jorge made?

Answer 1

0.4 (not rounded)

Explanation

You can first reduce this fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by the Greatest Common Factor of 18 and 45 using

GCF(18,45) = 9

18÷945÷9=25

We know that

25

is the same as

2÷5

Then using

Long Division for 2 divided by 5

gives us

=0.4