Question

A ream of paper contains 500 sheets of paper. Norm has 373 sheets of paper left from a ream. Express the portion of a ream Norm has as a fraction and as a decimal.

Answer 1

Answer: In fraction : $\dfrac{373}{500}$

In Decimal :  0.746

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A ream of paper contains 500 sheets of paper.

Norm has 373 sheets of paper left from a ream.

Then, the fraction of ream Norm has will be :-

$\dfrac{\text{Number of sheets left from ream }}{\text{Total sheets in a ream }}\\\\=\dfrac{373}{500}$

To convert in decimal we divide 373 by 500, we get 0.746.

Hence, The portion of a ream Norm has as = $\dfrac{373}{500}$ or 0.746