Answer:
1. $6.00 to 95 cents = 6.32
2. 3 hours to 35 minutes = 5.14
3. 42 inches to 2 feet = 1.75
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
$6.00 to 95 cents
3 hours to 35 minutes
42 inches to 2 feet
Required
Express in 2 decimal places
1. $6.00 to 95 cents
Express as ratio
[tex]\$6.00 : 95\ cents[/tex]
Convert dollars to cents
[tex]6.00 * 100\ cents: 95\ cents[/tex]
[tex]600\ cents: 95\ cents[/tex]
Convert ratio to division
[tex]\frac{600\ cents}{95\ cents}[/tex]
[tex]6.31578947368[/tex]
Approximate
[tex]6.32[/tex]
2. 3 hours to 35 minutes
Express as ratio
[tex]3\ hours : 35\ minutes[/tex]
Convert hours to minutes
[tex]3 * 60\ minutes: 35\ minutes[/tex]
[tex]180\ minutes: 35\ minutes[/tex]
Convert ratio to division
[tex]\frac{180\ minutes}{35\ minutes}[/tex]
[tex]5.14285714286[/tex]
Approximate
[tex]5.14[/tex]
3. 42 inches to 2 feet
Express as ratio
[tex]42\ inches: 2\ feet[/tex]
Convert feet to inches
[tex]42\ inches:2 * 12\ inches[/tex]
[tex]42\ inches : 24\ inches[/tex]
Convert ratio to division
[tex]\frac{42\ inches}{24\ inches}[/tex]
[tex]1.75[/tex]
