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Convert Decimals to Fractions

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To convert a Decimal to a Fraction follow these steps:

Step 1: Write down the decimal divided by 1, like this: decimal/1 Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by 10 for every number after the decimal point. (For example, if there are two numbers after the decimal point, then use 100, if there are three then use 1000, etc.) Step 3: Simplify (or reduce) the fraction

Example: Express 0.75 as a fraction

Step 1: Write down 0.75 divided by 1: 0.75 1 Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by 100 (there were 2 digits after the decimal point so that is 1010=100): 100 0.75 = 1 100 (Do you see how it turns the top number into a whole number?) Step 3: Simplify the fraction (this took me two steps): 100 75

5 75 = 100 5 20 15

5 3 = 4 5

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Answer = 3/4 Note: 75/100 is called a decimal fraction and 3/4 is called a common fraction !

Example: Express 0.625 as a fraction

Step 1: write down: 0.625 1 Step 2: multiply both top and bottom by 1,000 (there were 3 digits after the decimal point so that is 101010=1,000) 625 1,000 Step 3: Simplify the fraction (it took me two steps here): 25 625 = 1,000 25 40 5 25 = 8 5 5

Answer = 5/8

Example: Express 0.333 as a fraction Step 1: Write down: 0.333 1 Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by 1,000 (there were 3 digits after the decimal point so that is 101010=1,000) 333 1,000

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Step 3: Simplify Fraction: Can't get any simpler!

Answer = 333/1,000

But a Special Note: If you really meant 0.333... (in other words 3s repeating forever which is called 3 recurring) then we need to follow a special argument. In this case we would write down: 0.333... 1 Then MULTIPLY both top and bottom by 3: 3 0.333... = 1 3 And 0.999... = 1 (Does it? - see the 9 Recurring discussion for more if you are interested), so: Answer = 1/3 3 0.999...

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Convert Fractions to Decimals

The simplest method is to use a calculator.
Just divide the top of the fraction by the bottom, and read off the answer !

Example: What is 5/8 as a decimal ... ?

... get your calculator and type in "5 / 8 =" The answer should be 0.625

To convert a Fraction to a Decimal manually, follow these steps:

Step 1: Find a number you can multiply by the bottom of the fraction to make it 10, or 100, or 1000, or any 1 followed by 0s. Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by that number. Step 3. Then write down just the top number, putting the decimal point in the correct spot (one space from the right hand side for every zero in the bottom number)

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Example 1: Express 3/4 as a Decimal

Step 1: We can multiply 4 by 25 to become 100 Step 2: Multiply top and bottom by 25: 25 3 = 4 100 25 Step 3: Write down 75 with the decimal point 2 spaces from the right (because 100 has 2 zeros); Answer = 0.75 75

Example 2: Express 3/16 as a Decimal

Step 1: We have to multiply 16 by 625 to become 10,000 Step 2: Multiply top and bottom by 625:

625 3 = 16 10,000 625

Step 3: Write down 1875 with the decimal point 4 spaces from the right (because 10,000 has 4 zeros);

1,875

Answer = 0.1875

Example 3: Express 1/3 as a Decimal

Step 1: There is no way to multiply 3 to become 10 or 100 or any "1 followed by 0s", but we can calculate an approximate decimal by choosing to multiply by, say, 333 Step 2: Multiply top and bottom by 333:

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333 1 = 3 999 333

Step 3: Now, 999 is nearly 1,000, so let us write down 333 with the decimal point 3 spaces from the right (because 1,000 has 3 zeros): Answer = 0.333 (accurate to only 3 decimal places !!)

333

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10 to the power of 3
What does 10 to the power of three mean?
Answer: A1 It means 1x103 = 1000 (three zeroes after the one) A2 To understand why this is so, the expression 'to the power of' just means that the number concerned is multiplied by itself the appropriate number of times. Thus '10 to the power of three' means 10 x 10 x 10 which equals 1000. Scientists often use this as a shorthand way of writing large numbers. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_10_to_the_power_of_three_mean#ixzz27WL7Vr oB

3 10 = 10 x 10 (=100) x 10 = 1000 10 + 10 + 10 = 30 10 to the power of 2 2

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= 10 x 10 = 100

Lots of Examples A Centimeter (cm) is about:

about as long as a staple the width of a highlighter the diameter of a belly button the width of 5 CD's stacked on top of each other the thickness of a notepad. the radius (half the diameter) of a US penny

A Meter (m) is about:

a little more than a yard (1 yard is exactly 0.9144 meters) the width of a doorway (most doorways are about 0.8 to 0.9 m) half the length of a bed the width of a large fridge the height of a countertop four rungs up a ladder five steps up a staircase the depth of the shallow end of a swimming pool the width of a dining table the height of a 5 year old shoulder to opposite wrist of an adult outstreched arms of a child waist high on an adult

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