Fraction to Decimal

A fraction  means "a divided by b," so turning it into a decimal is the same as carrying out that division. This works because fractions and decimals are both ways to show the same part of a whole; the decimal form just uses place value instead of a numerator-over-denominator layout. For example, if you split 1 whole into 2 equal parts, each part is 0.5 because 1 f7 2 = 0.5.

Use this when you need to compare fractions with decimals, measure quantities, or enter a fraction into a calculator that only accepts decimal numbers. It is also helpful in real-life tasks like money, measurement, and data tables.

• Dividing the denominator by the numerator instead of the numerator by the denominator
• Forgetting to place the decimal point correctly when doing long division
• Thinking every fraction gives a terminating decimal, when some become repeating decimals