NAT REVIEW

SESSION
MATHEMATICS – DAY 1
 ARITHMETIC

FRACTION
and DECIMAL

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 SHORTCUT 1
Converting Decimal
to Fraction
1. For faster conversion, convert only the decimal to fraction.
2. To convert decimal, divide the number after the decimal point by
10 or 100 or 1000… The number of 0’s will be equal to the
number of digits after the decimal point.

Example: Convert 5.75 to fraction.

Answer:
or or
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 SHORTCUT 1 TRY THIS!
1. Convert 7.2 to fraction.
2. Convert 5.25 to fraction.

Answer:

2.

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 Converting Fraction
SHORTCUT 2 to Decimal
1. Divide the numerator by the denominator.

Example: Convert 1/5 to decimal.

Answer: 0.2

2. To never confuse which to put inside the

Vinculum Line, add an imaginary line, making an
L shape figure and tilt it clockwise.

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 SHORTCUT 2 TRY THIS!
1. Convert to decimal.

2. Convert to decimal.
Answer:
3. 1.5
4. 0.625

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 SHORTCUT 3 Converting a Repeating Decimal
Into Fraction (I)
To represent a repeating decimal as fraction, make the equation
equal to , then write another equation by multiplying both sides of
the first equation by (where is the number of repeating digits).
Lastly, subtract the two equations and solve for .
Example: 0.232323…. Express as a fraction.

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 SHORTCUT 3 TRY THIS!
1. Express as a fraction 2.737373
2. Express as a fraction 0.5111111

Answer:

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 SHORTCUT 4 Converting a Repeating Decimal
Into Fraction (II)
1. Get the repeating digit(s) starting the decimal point.
2. If the number of repeating digits is one, Ex 0.33333…
Repeat Digit is 3.
Then divide the repeating digit by 9
If the number of repeating digits is two. Ex 0.454545…
Repeating Digit is 45.
Divide the repeating digit by 99

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 Converting a Repeating Decimal
SHORTCUT 4
Into Fraction (II)
See the pattern?

The repeating number is divided by 9/99/999… the

number of 9’s depend on the number of digits in the
repeating number.

Example: Convert 0.461461461.. into fraction

Answer: 461/999
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 SHORTCUT 4 TRY THIS!
1. Convert 0.531531531 into fraction.
2. Convert 0.777777777 into fraction.

Answer:

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 SHORTCUT 5
Simplifying a fraction
that has decimal point
Multiply both the numerator and the denominator by a
multiple of 10, depending on the number of visible
decimal places:

Example: Simplify
Answer:

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 SHORTCUT 5 TRY THIS!
1. Simplify
2. Simplify

Answer:

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 SHORTCUT 6 Finding the Higher/Lower value
between Two Fractions
Multiply the numerator by the denominator of the
other fraction. Do the same to the other. Then
compare
Example: Which of the following fractions has the
smaller value? or ?
Answer: ; 9x5=45, 7x8=56, since 45<56, the 1st fraction is
lower.
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 SHORTCUT 6 TRY THIS!
1. Which of the following fractions has the smaller
value? or ?
2. Which of the following fractions has the higher
value? or ?
Answer:

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 SHORTCUT 7 Arranging Fractions
from lowest to highest
1. Find their Least Common Denominator (LCD)
2. Divide the LCD by each of the denominator and multiply the
quotient to their corresponding numerator. Then compare.
Example: Which of the following fractions has the smallest
value: ?
Answer:
LCD=40; 70, 64, 54, 47 = 4th fraction has the lowest value

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 SHORTCUT 7 TRY THIS!

1. Which of the following fractions has the

smallest value: ?

Answer:
2.
The 3rd fraction has the lowest value

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 SHORTCUT 8 Multiplying
Multiple Fractions
1. Do all possible cancellations first in multiplying
fractions. This lets you deal with lower numbers.

Example:
Answer:

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 SHORTCUT 8 TRY THIS!

Answer:
1.

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 SHORTCUT 9 Adding
Mixed Numbers
1. Add the whole numbers first then add the
fraction.

Example:
Answer:

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 SHORTCUT 9 TRY THIS!

Answer:
1.

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 SHORTCUT 10 Subtracting
Mixed Numbers
1. Subtract the whole numbers first then subtract the fraction.
2. But when the resulting fraction is negative, subtract 1 from the
whole number and add 1 to the fraction, so that the fraction
would be positive.
Example:
Answer:

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 SHORTCUT 10 TRY THIS!

1.

Answer:
1. 3

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