Grade 4 · Math · Lesson 22

Relate Fractions to Decimals

Fractions and decimals are two ways to write the same value. A fraction shows how many equal parts out of a whole; a decimal uses the base-10 place-value system to show the same amount. They name the same point on a number line.

What this lesson teaches

1Convert fractions with denominators of 10 or 100 to decimals
2Convert decimals to fractions with denominators of 10 or 100
3Identify common fraction-decimal equivalents (1/2, 1/4, 3/4)
4Place fractions and their decimal equivalents at the same position on a number line

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