Converting Fractions to Decimals
Parts of a Fraction 3 4 = the number of parts = the total number of parts that equal a whole
Parts of a Fraction 3 4 = numerator = denominator
You can write a fraction as a decimal by dividing the numerator by the denominator…..the fraction symbol means division!
To make a decimal…do the division!
One more thing……… When you divide, REMEMBER, add zeros to finish your division. 2 THINGS CAN HAPPEN
The division problem ends A Terminating decimal The division problem goes on forever….Repeating decimal
Repeating Decimals A single digit might repeat…..3333…. Or a group of digits might repeat… ….
Show repeating decimals by placing a line over the digit or group of digits that repeats.33333…. Becomes.3 And ….becomes.275
Remember Will be will be Simplified to: Whole numbers stay the same!