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What is a fraction?
A fraction shows a part of a whole. It has two numbers. A numerator (top number) and a denominator (bottom number). The numerator tells us how many parts we have. The denominator tells us how many parts make up a whole.
What is a decimal?
A decimal is a way to write numbers less than one or between whole numbers using a decimal point. The digits after the point show parts of a whole in tenths, hundredths, etc.
Convert 1 5/9 to a decimal by multiplying, adding, and then dividing.
For 1 8/9, multiply, add, and divide to get the decimal.
Every fraction, like 1/150, has a decimal form. Just divide.
Turn 1/80 into its decimal equivalent by dividing.
Turn 10/8 into a decimal with straightforward division.
Convert 11 1/8 to a decimal by multiplying, adding, and dividing.
Convert 11/1000 to a decimal with a quick division.
Change 11/21 to a decimal by dividing quickly.
Change 11/22 to a decimal easily by dividing.
Learn how 11/44 becomes a decimal by dividing.
Change 11/7 to a decimal with simple division.
Convert 12 1/3 to a decimal by multiplying, adding, and then dividing.