Converting fractions and decimals

Write these fractions as decimals. Write these fractions as decimals.

7 = 2 1
0.7 0.2 = =
10 10 5

3 47
= 0.03 0.47 =
100 100

Write these fractions as decimals.

3 7 9
= = =
10 10 10
2 1 = 6
= =
10 10 10
1 8 4
= = = =
2 10 10
Write these decimals as fractions.
1 2 1 3
0.1 = 0.2 = = 0.3 =
4 2 5 1 6 3
0.4 = = 0.5 = = 0.6 = =

7 8 4 9
0.7 = 0.8 = = 0.9 =

Change these fractions to decimals.

1 = 3 7
= =
100 100 100
15 25 49
= = =
100 100 100
24 = 56 = 72 =
100 100 100

Change these decimals to fractions.

0.39 = 0.47 = 0.21 =

0.83 = 0.91 = 0.73 =

0.51 = 0.43 = 0.17 =

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6
3
1

3
4
0

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Converting fractions and decimals 1
7 1
2
3

Write these fractions as decimals.

7
Write these fractions as decimals. 2 4
5
6

0
= 0.7 0.2 = 2 = 1 7
10 10 5 8
9
7 10
3 47 11
= 0.03 0.47 =

6
100 100 12
13
Write these fractions as decimals. 14
15
3
10
2
=

=
0.3

0.2
7
10
1
=

=
0.7

0.1
9
10
6
=

=
0.9

0.6
8 16
17
18
19
1
10 10 10
1 8 4 20
= 5 = 0.5 = 0.8 = 0.4 21
2 10 10 10
22

3
Write these decimals as fractions. 23
24
0.1 =
1
0.2 =
2
10
=
1
5
0.3 =
3
10
9 25
10 5 26
4 2 5 1 6 3 27
0.4 = = 0.5 = = 0.6 = =
10 5 10 2 10 5 28
7 8 4 9 29

4
0.7 = 0.8 = = 0.9 =
10 10 5 10 30
31
Change these fractions to decimals. 32
1
100
= 0.01
3
100
= 0.03 7
100
= 0.07 9 33
34
35

2
15 25 49
= 0.15 = 0.25 = 0.49 36
100 100 100
37
24 = 56 = 72 = 3 38
0.24 0.56 0.72
100 100 100 39
40
Change these decimals to fractions. 41
0.39 = 39
100
0.47 = 47
100
0.21 = 21
100 5 42
43

6
0.83 = 83 0.91 = 91 0.73 = 73 44
100 100 100 45
0.51 = 51 0.43 = 43 0.17 = 17 46
100 100 100 47
9 48

2 7 2
2

73
7
8

A number line showing tenths with their decimal equivalents 6can help children.
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1

4
3

If they neglect to include the zeros when converting fractions such as 100
7
to 0.07,
ask them to convert the decimal back to the fraction to realize their error.

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