Conversions

Decimals to Fractions
and
Fractions to Decimals
 What arewe
le arning?
In this lesson you will learn how to
convert
dec imals to frac
tions
and
frac tions to dec
 How to Co nve
De c imals
rt
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 Co nve
rt De cimals to
Frac t.i2o4ns
How to Conve
rt De cimals to
Frac t.i5The
o ns5 is in the tenths
place

5
How to Co nve
rt De cimals to
Frac.8ti4oThens
4 is in the
hundredths place

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What if the re is
a whole
number
be fo preothe
i
1 . 5 The 9 is in the
de c imal thousandths place

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589
9 t?
1
1000
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a whole
benumber
fo re the dec
imal
po2in5t.?5
The 5 is in the tenths
place

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How toCo nve rt
Frac tions to
De c This is the hundredths
imals be in the hundredths
place so the 3 needs to

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23 place.

2 3

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How to Co nve
rt Frac tio ns to
De c This is the thousandths
567imals place so the 7 needs
1000 to be in the
thousandths place.

5 6

7
How to Co nve
Frac tions
rt
to This is the thousandths
place so the 4 needs to

1000De c imals be in the thousandths

place.
4
0 0

4
How toCo nve rt
Frac tions to
De c This is the tenths place so
2 imalsthe 2 needs to be in the
10 tenths place.

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What if the re is a
whole number be fo
re the frac
tion?
This is the thousandths
place so the 7 needs to

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be in the thousandths

1000 place.

3 5 6

7
 How to Co nve
rt Frac tio ns
to De c
This is the thousandths
imals
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24 1000
place so the 4 needs
to be in the
thousandths place.
Suppos e You Can’t
Us e A De nominator
of 10?
5 Divide
the
6 Numerator
by the
Denominato
r
Suppos e You Can’t
Us e A De
nominator
of 10?
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4
0
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Us e A De
nominator
of 10?
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