FRACTION, DECIMAL & PERCENT

Fractions à Decimals (hundredths) ·          Decimals also part of the base-hundred place value system, the connections between decimals and fractions occur where the denominator of a fraction is a power of 100.  For examples :   ·          By applying place value it is simple to convert from a decimal to fraction. Understanding that the place to the right of the decimal point is the hundredths place makes it immediately clear that, for example, Fraction Decimal point Tenths Hundredths Decimal 4/100 ● 0 4 0.04 19/100 ● 1 9 0.19 57/100 ● 5 7 0.57 ·          These are the examples of converting fractions to decimals.

Fractions à Decimals (tenth) ·          Decimals are part of the base-ten place value system, the clearest connections between decimals and fractions occur where the denominator of a fraction is a power of ten.  For examples :        ·          Place value materials can be used to support students to develop conceptual links between fractions and decimals. ·          By applying place value it is simple to convert from a decimal to fraction. Understanding that the place to the right of the decimal point is the tenths place makes it immediately clear that, for example, Fraction Decimal point Tenths Hundredths Decimal 4/10 ● 4 0.4 9/10 ● 9 0.9 ·          These are the examples of converting fra...

What is fractions, decimals and percentages ? Fraction ·          How many parts of a whole ·          Examples : Decimal ·          A decimal number (based on the number 10) contains a Decimal Point. ·          A decimal is a fraction that is written in the form of a dot followed by one or more numbers which represent tenths, hundredths, and so on. ·          Examples :   Percentage ·          A percentage is a number or ratio that represents a fraction of 100. ·          It is often denoted by the symbol "%" or simply as "percent". ·          For example, 35% is equivalent to the decimal 0.35, or the fraction 35/100. ...