Jeff needs new windshield wiper blades for his car. The car manual notes that replacement blades should be 15.75 inches long.

Question

 

Jeff wants to know the length in fraction form

 

Which mixed number is the equivalent measurement?

 

15 1 /4 inches

 

 

15 3/ 4 inches

 

15 1/ 2 inches

 

15 2 /5 inches

 

15 1 /5 inches

Answer 1

15.75 is 15 whole and .75 of another.  In order to turn it into a fraction, we focus on the .75.

 

.75 has two decimal places, so it is 75 hundredths or 75/100.

 

75/100 reduces to 3/4.

 

15.75 inches is 15 3/4 inches.