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Converting Fractions to Decimals
Introduction
Terms
Decimal - A number greater than any whole number.
Fraction - A part of a whole can be expressed as a fraction.
Decimal Fraction - The un-simplified form of a fraction that has been converted from a decimal.
Simplified Fraction - A fraction that has been reduced to the lowest possible whole numbers.
Examples
Converting Fractions to Decimals (Example #1)
| 4 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1000 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| - | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | |||||
| - | 0 |
Converting Fractions to Decimals (Example #2)
| 6 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 6 | 0 |
| 0 |
Converting Fractions to Decimals (Example #3)
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 |
Converting Fractions to Decimals (Example #4)
| 4 | 5 | |||
| 100 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| - | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 |
