Notes: Fractions, Decimals and Percentage (F.D.P) 1
Fractions à
Decimals (tenth)
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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 :
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Place value materials can be used to support
students to develop conceptual links between fractions and decimals.
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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
|
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These are the examples of converting fractions
to decimals.
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