Conversions

Decimals to Fractions
and
Fractions to Decimals
 What are we
learning?
In this lesson you will learn how to
convert
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
.24
How to Convert
Decimals to
Fractions
.5
The 5 is in the tenths
place

5
10
How to Convert
Decimals to
Fractions
.84
The 4 is in the
hundredths place

84
100
 What if there is a
whole number
before the decimal
point?
1.589
The 9 is in the
thousandths place

1 589
1000
 What if there is a
whole number
before the decimal
point?
25.5
The 5 is in the tenths
place

25 5
10
How to Convert
Fractions to
Decimals
23 This is the hundredths
place so the 3 needs to

100 be in the hundredths

place.

2 3

.23
How to Convert
Fractions to
Decimals
567 This is the thousandths
place so the 7 needs to

1000 be in the thousandths

place.

5 6 7

.567
How to Convert
Fractions to
Decimals
4 This is the thousandths
place so the 4 needs to

1000 be in the thousandths

place.

0 0 4

.004
How to Convert
Fractions to
Decimals
2 This is the tenths place
so the 2 needs to be in

10 the tenths place.

.2
What if there is a whole
number before the
fraction?
3 567 This is the thousandths
place so the 7 needs to

1000 be in the thousandths

place.

3 5 6 7

3.567
 How to Convert
Fractions to
Decimals
24 34 This is the thousandths
place so the 4 needs to

1000 be in the thousandths

place.

24.034
Suppose You Can’t
Use A Denominator
of 10?
5 Divide
the
6 Numerator
by the
Denominator
Suppose You Can’t
Use A Denominator
5 of 10?
.8 3
6 6 5 .0 0
48
20
.83 18
2
Suppose You Can’t
Use A Denominator
2 of 10?
.6
3 3 2 .0
18
2
.6
Try Some . . .
7 5 6
8 50 10
3 12 3
4 16 40
 Try Some . . .
.35 .25 .95

.6 .875 .125