Hello and welcome to Math Monday! Today I will be attempting to write about converting fractions into decimals. It seems simple... and it is. One way to convert a fraction into a decimal is to divide. Here is a great example....
1/2 is our fraction... but we want a decimal. So we are going to divide...
1 divided by 2. Since one is smaller than 2 your answer has to be a decimal. .50 to be exact. Another way is to have a ratio... let's say for every 1 banana we get to slices of banana bread. 1:2. Now you can divide... 1 divided by 2. Again, since 1 is smaller than 2 you should get a decimal... .50, again.
If you don't understand somethings it is completely okay to talk to your teachers because they are there to help you. There are also tons of books for math if something doesn't make sense. Don't give up because that gets you nowhere. Stay pro-active!!!
1/2 is our fraction... but we want a decimal. So we are going to divide...
1 divided by 2. Since one is smaller than 2 your answer has to be a decimal. .50 to be exact. Another way is to have a ratio... let's say for every 1 banana we get to slices of banana bread. 1:2. Now you can divide... 1 divided by 2. Again, since 1 is smaller than 2 you should get a decimal... .50, again.
If you don't understand somethings it is completely okay to talk to your teachers because they are there to help you. There are also tons of books for math if something doesn't make sense. Don't give up because that gets you nowhere. Stay pro-active!!!
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