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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 5 1/10 to a decimal form by multiplying, adding, and dividing.
For 5 1/16, start with multiplication. Add the results, then divide for the decimal.
With 5 3/7, multiply first, add next, and divide to get the decimal.
For 5 9/16, multiply, add, and divide to get the decimal.
Convert 5 9/10 to a decimal by multiplying, adding, and dividing.
Change 50/22 to a decimal form by dividing it.
Find the decimal value of 51/100 by dividing it.
Change 52/100 to a decimal with simple division.
Change 57/220 to a decimal form with a division.
Turn 59/100 into its decimal equivalent by dividing.
Change 6/1 into a decimal with a straightforward division.
Convert 6/14 to its decimal equivalent with a division.