Converting Fractions

Question 1

How do you change fractions into decimals?

Answer 1

1. Set up a fraction as a decimal division, dividing the numerator into the denominator
2. Attach enough trailing zeros to the numerator so that you can continue dividing until you find that the answer is terminating decimal or a repeating decimal.

Question 2

What is simplifying a fraction?

Answer 2

Writing it in lowest terms

Question 3

How do you simplify a fraction?

Answer 3

1. Look for a common factor of the numerator and denominator. Find a whole number that divides evenly into both the numerator and the denominator.
2. Divide the factor into both the numerator and the denominator and replace the original numbers with the quotients.
3. Repeat the process until the only common factor of the numerator and denominator is 1.

Question 4

How do you create an equivalent fraction?

Answer 4

1. Divide the original denominator into the new denominator you want the fraction to have.
2. Multiply the quotient (the answer from step 1) by the original numerator.
3. Write the product (the answer from step 2) over the new denominator.