Arithmetic Grade Four
Lesson One hundred and one: Fractions and Decimals
Almost certainly you've seen decimal values before. Here are a few examples
to help remind you of what they look like.
The first digit after the decimal point (that little dot or period in front
of the values shown above) is called the tenths column. We are going to
concentrate on converting fractions like 2/10 to equivalent decimal values
like .2 in this part of the lesson.
Study the following pictures:
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This first picture illustrates the fraction value 6/10. We can re-write the
fraction 6/10 as an equivalent decimal value .6.
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This second picture illustrates the fraction value 4/10. We can re-write the
fraction 4/10 as an equivalent decimal value .4.
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In the next activity you will convert fraction values such as 9/10 into
equivalent decimal value: 9/10 = .9
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