Fractions to Decimals/Decimals to Fractions

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What is a fraction?

Back

A fraction represents a part of a whole and is written as 'a/b', where 'a' is the numerator and 'b' is the denominator.

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What is a decimal?

Back

A decimal is a way of expressing numbers that are not whole, using a point to separate the whole number part from the fractional part.

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How do you convert a fraction to a decimal?

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Divide the numerator by the denominator.

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How do you convert a decimal to a fraction?

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Write the decimal as a fraction with a denominator of 1, then multiply the numerator and denominator by 10 for each digit after the decimal point.

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What is 1/2 as a decimal?

Back

.5

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What is 3/4 as a decimal?

Back

.75

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What is 0.25 as a fraction?

Back

1/4

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What is 0.5 as a fraction?

Back

1/2

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What is 0.75 as a fraction?

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3/4

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How do you simplify the fraction 4/8?

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Divide both the numerator and denominator by 4 to get 1/2.