Learning Target:Students will learn how to write

decimals as fractions.

How do you read the following decimals.

0.10.01

0.001

How do you read the following decimals.

0.1 – one tenth0.01 – one hundredth

0.001 – one thousandths

Why is this important when it comes to writing decimals as fractions?

Why is this important when it comes to writing decimals as fractions?

A: The place value tells you the denominator of your fraction.

This shows how a decimal place value can help you write the decimal as a

fraction.

0.1 – one tenth = 1/100.01 – one hundredth = 1/100

0.001 – one thousandths = 1/1,000

Write the decimal as a fraction in simplest form.

0.40.18

0.125

Write the decimal as a fraction in simplest form.

0.4 = 4/10 = 2/50.18 = 18/100 = 9/50

0.125 = 125/1,000 = 1/8

How do you read 10.5?

What are the different parts of the number?

How do you read 10.5?Ten and five tenths.

What are the different parts of the number?

10 wholes and five tenths

Write the decimal as a mixed number.

2.73.821.75

Write the decimal as a mixed number.

2.7 = 2 7/103.82 = 3 82/100 = 3 41/50

1.75 = 1 75/100 = 1 3/4

How do you read 0.03?

How do you read 0.405?

How do you read 0.03?Three hundredths

How do you read 0.405?Four hundred five thousandths

How do zeros effect the problem?

A: Don’t worry about the zeros. Just read the number like normal and put

the number over the place value of the decimal.

Write a decimal with zeros.

0.032.0051.025

Write a decimal with zeros.

0.03 = 3/1002.005 = 2 5/1000 = 2 1/2001.025 = 1 25/1000 = 1 1/40

Can you write decimals as fractions?