Math 320 Practice Exam 3 Worksheet With Answers

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Math 320 Practice Exam III
1. Leave answers in exact form unless asked for estimates.
2. NO NOTES.
3. In all problems, show your work if it is needed to justify an answer . Credit may
not be given for an answer alone.
4. There are six problems, totaling 30 points. The value of each problem is indicated.
1. (5pts) Express the repeating decimal 0 725 in fractional form.
There are many possible ways to find the solution. Here is one:
= 725
2
10
= 72 525252
= 72 52
4
10
= 72 525252
= 7252 52
4
2
10
10
= 9900 = 7252 52
72 52 = 7180
7180
=
9900
2.(5pts) Name the digit in the 4321st place in the decimal 0 1234567891011121314
.
There are 9 one digit numbers 1 2
9.
There are 90 two digit numbers 10
99.
There are 900 three digit numbers 100
999.
Notice that this implies that the 9
1 + 90
2 + 900
3 = 2889th place would be
the last digit in the number 999. (This is just an illustrative point; we do not need
this fact.)
We need to look at 4321
2889 = 1432 more digits to find the 4321st place in the
decimal 0 1234567891011121314
.
1432
Now
= 358. Therefore, the 4321st place would be the last digit of the 358th
4
four digit number. The 358th four digit number is 1357.
The final answer is 7.

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