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

Respuesta :

Answer:

373/500 = fraction

.746 = decimal

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

[tex]\text{Hence, Norm has 0.746 portion pf ream or he has } \frac{373}{500} \text{ portion of ream.}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

Number of sheets contained in a ream of paper = 500

Number of sheets Norm has = 373    

Portion of ream Norm has =

Formula:

[tex]\text{Portion} = \displaystyle\frac{\text{Sheets Norm has left from ream}}{\text{Total number of sheets in ream}}[/tex]

Portion of ream Norm has =

[tex]\displaystyle\frac{373}{500}[/tex]

Converting into decimal form, we have,

[tex]\displaystyle\frac{373}{500} = 0.746[/tex]

[tex]\text{Hence, Norm has 0.746 portion pf ream or he has } \frac{373}{500} \text{ portion of ream.}[/tex]