Question

Kim walks a different fraction of a mile each day. Her pedometer has a digital readout that shows the distance she walked on Monday as a decimal number.

What is the equivalent decimal readout on Kim’s pedometer for the fraction?

Drag and drop the correct number to the box.
3/16 mile

Answer 1

A. 0.1875 B. 0.75 C. 0.875 D. 5.3

Answer 2

The required decimal number is 0.1875 miles.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Kim walks a different fraction of a mile each day. Her pedometer has a digital readout that shows the distance she walked on Monday as a decimal number.

The fraction of mile is given as
`(3)/(16)`

Now we need to convert it into decimal form.

The required division is shown in figure.

Hence, the required decimal number is 0.1875 miles.