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Converting Decimals to Fractions Guide

Decimal numbers are a shorthand way to write fractions with denominators that are powers of 10. A decimal has a whole number part to the left of the decimal point and a decimal part to the right. To convert a decimal to a fraction, write the decimal over 1, then multiply the top and bottom by 10 for each decimal place. Simplify the resulting fraction to get the equivalent fraction. For example, to convert 0.75 to a fraction, write 0.75/1, then multiply top and bottom by 100 to get 75/100, which simplifies to 3/4.

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Converting Decimals to Fractions Guide

Decimal numbers are a shorthand way to write fractions with denominators that are powers of 10. A decimal has a whole number part to the left of the decimal point and a decimal part to the right. To convert a decimal to a fraction, write the decimal over 1, then multiply the top and bottom by 10 for each decimal place. Simplify the resulting fraction to get the equivalent fraction. For example, to convert 0.75 to a fraction, write 0.75/1, then multiply top and bottom by 100 to get 75/100, which simplifies to 3/4.

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Reading decimal and

converting decimal to fraction


What Is decimal?
Decimals
 Decimals are a shorthand way to write fractions and mixed numbers 
with denominators that are powers of 10 , like 10,100,1000,10000 etc.
 Decimal comes from the latin word decimus, meaning tenth, from the
root word decem, or 10. the decimal system, therefore, has 10 as its
base and is sometimes called a base 10 system. Decimal can also
specifically refer to the number in the decimal system.
 A Decimal fraction is a fraction whose dominator is either 10 or 100 or
1000 or a power 10.
Decimals
The number to the left of the decimal point
is called as the whole part or integral part.

The number to the right of the decimal point


is called the decimal part.
24.31
Whole part or
integral part
Decimal part

Decimal point

The number of the digits after the decimal point are called the
number of decimal place, there are 2 decimal places in 24.31.
Millions
Hun. thousands
Ten thousands
Thousands
hundreds
Ones
And
tenths
Hundredths
1 2 4 . 1 2 3

Thousandths
Ten thousandths
Hun. thousandths
Millionths
Ten millionths
Writing decimals in words

85.64

Eighty-five and Sixty-four hundredths


2.452

Two and four hundred fifty-two


thousandths
What is fractions?

A fractions is a part of whole number.


A fraction is made up of two parts: a numerator
and a denominator.
It is used to represent how many parts we have
out of the total number of parts.
A fraction (from latin word fractus, means
“broken”)
  

Numerator, tells the number


of equal parts taken.

Denominator, tells the total


number of equal parts in a whole or collection.
Examples of fraction
1/4 1/4
 

  𝟓
¿
𝟏𝟎 1/2

  𝟏𝟓 1/4

15 parts out of 100 ¿


𝟏𝟎𝟎
    𝟑𝟐
32 parts out of 1000 ¿ 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
3/4
How to Convert decimal
to fraction
To convert decimal to fraction follow these
steps.
  Step

1: Write down the decimal divided by 1,
` like this:
 Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by 10 for every number
after the decimal point. (For example, if there two numbers after
the decimal point, then use 100 if there are three then use 1000,
etc.)

 Step 3: Simplify (or reduce) the fraction


How many decimal places is also the
number of zero.
 
Example:

Example 1: convert 0.75 to a fraction
  Step

1: write down the decimal divided by 1:

 Step 2: multiply both top and bottom by 100 ( because there are
2 digit after the decimal point.

 Step 3: simplify the fraction


Final answer:
Example 2: Convert 2.35 to fraction
 
Put the 2 aside and just work on 0.35

Step: Write down

Step 2: Multiply both top bottom by 100

Step 3: simplify the fraction:

Step 4: Bring back the 2 (to make a mixed fraction)


final answer: 2

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