Decimal to Fraction Conversion Guide
Learn how to easily convert decimals to fractions and vice versa with simple steps and examples. Understand the fraction bar, reduce fractions, and master the conversion process effortlessly.
Decimal to Fraction Conversion Guide
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Fractional Conversions Decimal Fraction
Fraction to Decimal • The fraction bar means divide. • 3/8 says "three divided by eight." • Divide the 3 by the 8
Example: • Change to a decimal • Save the whole number “5” • Work only with the ¾. • Divide 3 by 4. • Then put the five back in position. 5.75.
Decimal to Fraction • Read the number • Write it as a fraction • Reduce.
Example: • Change 0.25 to a fraction. • 0.25 is read “twenty five hundredths.” • 25/100= 1/4
Example: • 3.45 • Save the 3. • Read .45 as forty-five hundredths. • Write . • Reduce to . • The result is 3 9/20.