Conversions

Decimals to Fractions

and

Fractions to Decimals

How to Convert Decimals to Fractions

Use the place value of the last digit in the number to determine what the denominator of the fraction will be.

How to Convert Decimals to Fractions

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How to Convert Decimals to Fractions

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How to Convert Decimals to Fractions

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What if there is a whole number before the decimal point?

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What if there is a whole number before the decimal point?

How to Convert Fractions to Decimals

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place so the 3 needs to be in the hundredths place.

2 3

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How to Convert Fractions to Decimals

1000567 This is the thousandths

place so the 7 needs to be in the thousandths place.

5 6

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7

How to Convert Fractions to Decimals

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place so the 4 needs to be in the thousandths place.

0 0

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4

What if there is a whole number before the fraction?

1000567 This is the thousandths

place so the 7 needs to be in the thousandths place.

5 6

3.567

7

3

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How to Convert Fractions to Decimals

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