WEEK #1 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS THREADED DISCUSSION PROBLEMS Fractions, Decimals & Percents WEEK # 1 1) Convert percentage 4.0005 % to decimal.

l. = .040005 (1) Solution: Move the decimal 2 places to the left and drop the percent sign. Since there is only one number to the left you need to add a 0. 2) Convert percentage 400.05 % to an improper and a mixed fraction. = 8,001/2,000 and 4 1/ 2,000 ((1 pt each) Solution: Move the decimal 2 places to the left and drop the percent sign (4.0005). Place this number over 4 zeros (the number of places to the right of the decimal in the numerator). Precede it with a 1 (.0005/10,000) NOTE: The 4 is not included here but brought back when the final answer is stated. Drop the decimal in the numerator and you have 0005/10,000. Since the zeros no longer have relevance, eliminate them and you now have 5/10,000 that reduces to 1/2,000. Now bring back the whole number 4 and you have 4 1/2,000your mixed number answer. To get an improper fraction where your numerator is greater than your denominator just take your mixed fraction and multiply the whole number (4) times the denominator of the fraction portion of the mixed number (2,000) to get 8,000...then add the numerator of (1) to the 8,000 and place it all over the denominator of the fraction (2,000) to get 8,001/2,000,your improper fraction answer. 1 pt each) 3) Convert decimal 4.0555 to an improper and a mixed fraction. = 8,111/2,000 and 4 111/2,000 (1 pt each) Solution: Count the number of positions to the right of the decimal (4) and place that number of zeros in the denominator preceded by a 1Drop the decimal in the numerator and you have 4 0555/10,000. The zero no longer has relevance so it is dropped leaving you with 4 555/10,000 which needs to be reduced to 4 111/2,000, your mixed number answer To get an improper fraction where your numerator is greater than your denominator just take your mixed fraction and multiply the whole number (4) times the denominator of the fraction portion of the mixed number (2,000) to get 8,000...then add the numerator of (111) to the 8,000 and place it all over the denominator of the fraction (2,000) to get 8,111/2,000 your improper fraction answer. 4) Evaluate 3/5 x 20/25 and simplify. ( 1 pt) Solution: 3 x 4 = 12 Please note that I reduced the 20/25 down to 4/5 and then proceeded 5 5 25 to multiply across, 3 x 4 and then 5 x 5 to get the final answer. (1 pt)

5) Evaluate 2 3/4 + 1 1/2 and simplify. Solution: First I converted each mixed number to an improper fraction...thus I would get 11 + 3, Then determined the common denominator, that is the smallest number that 4 2 both existing denominators(4,2) could divide into equally. That would be (4) Thus you now have the following: 11 + 6 = 17 or 4 1/4 (1 pt) 4 4 6) Multiplication of signed numbers. a) (+2)(+2) = 4 (.34) b) (+2)(-2) = - 4 (.34) c) (-2)(-2) = 4 (.34) 7) Division of signed numbers. d) +2/+2 = 1 (.34) e) +2/-2 = - 1 (.34) f) -2/-2 = 1 (.34) 8) Addition of signed numbers g) (-10) + (-20) = - 30 h) (+10) + (-20) = - 10 .5 for each part) .5 for each part)

9) Subtraction of signed numbers i) (-20) (-30) = 10 (.34) j) (-20) (+30) = - 50 (.34) k) (+20) (-30) = 50 (.34) 10) Evaluate the following exponentials a) (-1)^3 = -1 b) 1^3 = -1 c) (-1)^2 = +1 d) 1^2 = -1 (.25) (.25) (.25) (.25)