Converting Decimals and Fractions

Mrs. Lopez teaches grade seven students about converting between fractions and decimals, focusing on place values, terminating decimals, and simplifying fractions. The lesson includes practical examples and exercises to reinforce understanding, concluding with a summary and homework assignment.

What is the first place value after the decimal point?

• Tenths

• Thousandths

• Hundredths

• Ones

Which of the following is a terminating decimal?

• 0.666...

• 0.75

• 0.333...

• 0.142857...

How can the decimal 2.5 be expressed as a fraction?

• 2 and 5/100

• 2 and 1/5

• 2 and 1/2

• 2 and 5/10

What is the simplified form of the fraction 218/1000?

• 109/1000

• 218/500

• 109/500

• 218/100

What is the simplified form of 72/100?

• 9/25

• 18/25

• 36/50

• 72/50

How do you convert 3/20 to a decimal?

• 0.15

• 0.3

• 0.05

• 0.75

What is the decimal representation of 1/2?

• 0.2

• 0.5

• 0.25

• 0.75

What is the decimal equivalent of 7/5?

• 1.2

• 1.4

• 1.5

• 1.6

How can you express 10/25 as a decimal?

• 0.5

• 0.4

• 0.2

• 0.25

Which of the following fractions can be converted to a decimal by writing the denominator as a power of 10?

• 7/9

• 5/8

• 3/7

• 2/5