Which fraction equals 0.75?

Which fraction equals 0.75?

• A. 3/4
• B. 1/2
• C. 4/5
• D. 5/4

Answer: (A)

Think of 0.75 as seventy-five hundredths. Writing that as a fraction gives 75/100, which simplifies by dividing numerator and denominator by 25 to 3/4. So the fraction that equals 0.75 is 3/4. The other options don’t match: 1/2 equals 0.5, 4/5 equals 0.8, and 5/4 equals 1.25.

Think of 0.75 as seventy-five hundredths. Writing that as a fraction gives 75/100, which simplifies by dividing numerator and denominator by 25 to 3/4. So the fraction that equals 0.75 is 3/4. The other options don’t match: 1/2 equals 0.5, 4/5 equals 0.8, and 5/4 equals 1.25.