Question

In what was supposed to be a great game against Arizona, there were only 6 minutes left in the game, but your fantasy football team's wide receiver, Seattle Seahawk's T. J. Houshmandzadeh, had only 1.7 fantasy points. Even worse, your quarterback, Scattle Seahawk's Matt Hasselbeck, had \(-0.13\) fantasy points! a. Express T. J's points as a fraction and in words. b. Express your quarterback's points as a fraction and in words.

Short answer

Question: Express T. J. Houshmandzadeh and Matt Hasselbeck's fantasy points as fractions and in words. Answer: T. J. Houshmandzadeh's points can be expressed as the fraction \(17/10\) and in words as "seventeen-tenths". Matt Hasselbeck's points can be expressed as the fraction \(-13/100\) and in words as "negative thirteen-hundredths".

Step-by-step solution

Convert the decimal to a fraction

We are given that T. J. Houshmandzadeh has 1.7 fantasy points. To convert this to a fraction, we write the number as the following fraction: \(\frac{17}{10}\). This is because 1.7 can be written as 1 + 0.7, which is equal to \(\frac{10}{10} + \frac{7}{10} = \frac{17}{10}\).

Write the fraction in words

Now that we have the fraction, we can write it in words. The fraction \(\frac{17}{10}\) can be written as "seventeen-tenths". So, T. J's points can be expressed as the fraction \(\frac{17}{10}\) and in words as "seventeen-tenths". b. Express your quarterback's points as a fraction and in words.

Convert the decimal to a fraction

We are given that Matt Hasselbeck has \(-0.13\) fantasy points. To convert this to a fraction, we write the number as the following fraction: \(-\frac{13}{100}\). This is because \(-0.13\) can be written as \(-\frac{13}{100}\).

Write the fraction in words

Now that we have the fraction, we can write it in words. The fraction \(-\frac{13}{100}\) can be written as "negative thirteen-hundredths". So, the quarterback's points can be expressed as the fraction \(-\frac{13}{100}\) and in words as "negative thirteen-hundredths".