Converting the Fraction 10/3: Find the Decimal Equivalent

Question

The number 103 \frac{10}{3} is found...

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find the range in which the number is located
00:03 Draw the number line and place the given number
00:09 Place each number in the range with a common denominator (3)
00:14 Narrow down the whole numbers and find the range
00:20 We can see that the number is in this range
00:23 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's first try to understand what is larger and what is smaller than the number 103 \frac{10}{3} .

Since the denominator is 3, both the larger and smaller numbers will also have a denominator of 3:

\frac{?}{3}<\frac{10}{3}<\frac{?}{3}

Now let's complete the numerators with numbers that will help us reach round numbers in the fractions as follows:

\frac{9}{3}<\frac{10}{3}<\frac{12}{3}

We'll then reduce the fractions as follows:

12:33:3=41=4 \frac{12:3}{3:3}=\frac{4}{1}=4

9:33:3=31=3 \frac{9:3}{3:3}=\frac{3}{1}=3

Therefore, the answer is:

3<\frac{10}{3}<4

Answer

...between 3 3 to 4 4 .