Fractions to Decimals
A decimal is a number that has a decimal point and one or more digits to the right of the decimal point.
Decimals are another way to represent fractions.
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Hundreds |
Tens |
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For this topic, we will be converting fractions to decimals up to the hundredths place. An easy way to do this is
- Convert the fraction so that the denominator is 100
- Move the decimal point of the numerator to the left by 2 places
Example 1: 100 in the denominator
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0.83 |
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0.70 |
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Example 2: Converting the denominator to 100
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