In this activity, you will be asked to relate fractions to decimals.
You will be asked to convert fractions to decimals:
Example:
Write the fraction as a decimal:
2 + 42 ⁄100 = ?
Answer:
42 hundredths is written as 0.42
So the answer is 2.42
You will also be asked to convert decimals to fractions:
Example:
Write the decimal as a fraction
1.1 = ?
Answer:
1.1 = 1 whole 1 ⁄10
So the answer is 1 + 1 ⁄10
Trickier questions:
To convert a fraction to a decimal, we divide the numerator by the denominator.
1 ⁄2 = 1 ÷ 2 = 0.5
Sometimes it helps to use a calculator.
1 ⁄4 = 0.25
1 ⁄3 = 0.3
1 ⁄6 = 0.16
1 ⁄8 = 0.125
1⁄10 = 0.1
1 ⁄5 = 0.2