A coach ordered 20 practice jerseys for her soccer team. Six of the jerseys she ordered arrived late. What decimal represents the fraction of jerseys that arrived late?

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Buuda · Answer 1 · 2022-11-14T14:00:23+0000

Answer: 0.3

Explanation:

There are 20 practice jerseys in total.

Six of those 20 jerseys arrived late.

The fraction of jerseys that arrived late is therefore:

= 6 / 20 jerseys

Convert them to decimal form by dividing the numerator with the denominator:

= 6 ÷ 20

= 0.3