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Changing decimals to fractions or mixed numbers.

Write the decimals in the numerator of the fraction without
1
the decimal point. 625
0.625
1000

Identify the place value of the last digit in the decimal.
2
This is the denominator of the fraction.
1 1 1
10 100 1000

625 5 125 5 25 5 5
3 Simplify
1000 5 200 5 40 5 8

36 4 9
2.36= 2 2
100 4 25

Convert these decimals to fractions or mixed numbers.

0.1= 0.24=

0.71= 2.705=

Your Work

3
a) Show using models that = 0.75
4

b) Explain why (0.2= 0.20= 0.200).

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c) Convert to decimal using two ways.
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