Let's go! Want to quickly learn or show students how to convert 0. Play this very quick and fun video now! There are many reasons why you might want to convert a decimal to a fraction.
The most common reason is because your teacher told you to! But beyond that, the decimal form of a fraction makes it very easy to compare two fractions quickly without having to think about it. A quick fraction recap here before we begin.
The number above the fraction line is the numerator, and the number below the fraction line is the denominator. If you've done much work with fractions you probably already know that, but it never hurts to double check! Okay, so the first thing to do here is show you that any number can be a fraction if you use a 1 as the denominator. Take a look:. What we really want to do though, is get rid of the decimal places completely so that the numerator in our fraction is a whole number.
To do this, we have to count the numbers after the decimal point, which in this case is To get a whole fraction we need to multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 10 if there is one number after the decimal point, if there are two numbers, 1, if it's three numbers and 10, if it's Well, it turns out that we can actually do a bit more with this fraction.
As we talked about in the earlier article on decimals , the 8 in 0. So the decimal number 0. As with our earlier problem, it turns out that we can reduce this fraction to the lowest terms by dividing its numerator and denominator by Doing so, we find that 0.
How about a repeating decimal number such as 0. Practice problem answers 1. The zeros on the end of 0. He provides clear explanations of math terms and principles, and his simple tricks for solving basic algebra problems will have even the most math-phobic person looking forward to working out whatever math problem comes their way. Jump to Navigation. How to Convert Decimals to Fractions. Can all decimals be converted into a fraction? Not all decimals can be converted into a fraction. There are 3 basic types which include: Terminating decimals have a limited number of digits after the decimal point.
Example: 0. Fraction into Decimal You can also see the reverse conversion I. Feedback Did you find 0. Yes No. Message: we appreciate your feedback which helps improve our decimal to fraction pages. Common Decimal to Fraction Conversions Click any decimal to see it as a fraction:.
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