DPIC

Arithmetic Grade Five

Lesson One hundred and Twenty-one: Fractions and Decimals

The second digit after the decimal point is called the hundredths column. We are going to concentrate on converting fractions like 2/100 to equivalent decimal values like .02 in this part of the lesson.

Study the following pictures:

This first picture illustrates the fraction value 5/100. We can re-write the fraction 5/100 as an equivalent decimal value .05.
This second picture illustrates the fraction value 55/100. We can re-write the fraction 55/100 as an equivalent decimal value .55.

In the next activity you will convert fraction values such as 9/100 into equivalent decimal value: 9/100 = .09

HINT: While 9/100 = .09, 90/100 = .90! Keep this in mind when doing the next two sets of problems.

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	This first picture illustrates the fraction value 5/100. We can re-write the fraction 5/100 as an equivalent decimal value .05.
	This second picture illustrates the fraction value 55/100. We can re-write the fraction 55/100 as an equivalent decimal value .55.