What is the connection between a fraction and a decimal?
"To convert fractions into decimals"
Learning objective:
Fraction: A number that shows part of a whole (e.g. 1/4) Decimal: A number with a decimal point and tenths, hundredths, etc. (e.g. 0.25) Conversion: The process of changing one number into another (e.g. from a fraction to a decimal)
Concepts:
What is the decimal form of 4/5?
What is the decimal equivalent of the fraction 3/4?
Brain break: Draw a picture of a crazy house that has a rocket ship for a roof!
What is 3/4 written as a decimal?
What is 1/2 written as a decimal?
What is 2/5 written as a decimal?
What is 7/8 written as a decimal?
What is 6/7 written as a decimal?