California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Math Practice Exam

Convert 3/4 to a decimal.

1. 0.25

2. 0.50

3. 0.75

4. 1.00

The correct answer is: 0.75

To convert the fraction 3/4 to a decimal, you divide the numerator (3) by the denominator (4). When you perform the division, you calculate \(3 ÷ 4\). Since 3 is less than 4, the result will be less than 1. You can think of it as how many times 4 fits into 3, which is none, so you move to decimal places. By adding a decimal point and a zero to 3, it becomes 30. Now you can divide 30 by 4. The number 4 goes into 30 seven times (because 4 x 7 = 28), which leaves a remainder of 2. You then add another zero making it 20. The number 4 goes into 20 five times (4 x 5 = 20) with no remainder left. This gives you a result of 0.75. Therefore, 3/4 as a decimal is correctly represented as 0.75, which corresponds to the provided choice.