Which fraction is about equal to 0.333? Choices: (A)1/8 (B)1/3 (C)1/6 (D)1/9

Convert to decimals: Convert each fraction to a decimal to compare with 0.333. 1/8 = 0.125 1/3 = 0.333... 1/6 = 0.166... 1/9 = 0.111...Compare with 0.333: Compare each result with 0.333. 0.125 is far from 0.333. 0.333... is very close to 0.333. 0.166... is also far from 0.333. 0.111... is even further.

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Which fraction is about equal to $0.333$ ? $\newline$ Choices: $\newline$ (A) $\frac{1}{8}$ $\newline$ (B) $\frac{1}{3}$ $\newline$ (C) $\frac{1}{6}$ $\newline$ (D) $\frac{1}{9}$

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Q. Which fraction is about equal to

0.333

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Choices:

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(A)

\frac{1}{8}

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(B)

\frac{1}{3}

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(C)

\frac{1}{6}

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(D)

\frac{1}{9}

Convert to decimals: Convert each fraction to a decimal to compare with $0.333$ . $\newline$ $\frac{1}{8} = 0.125$ $\newline$ $\frac{1}{3} = 0.333\ldots$ $\newline$ $\frac{1}{6} = 0.166\ldots$ $\newline$ $\frac{1}{9} = 0.111\ldots$
Compare with $0.333$ : Compare each result with $0.333$ . $0.125$ is far from $0.333$ . $0.333\ldots$ is very close to $0.333$ . $0.166\ldots$ is also far from $0.333$ . $0.111\ldots$ is even further.