Stage 3 · Fractions & Decimals

3.7.2 Decimal to Fraction: Write the Denominator from the Place Value

3.7 Converting Among Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages: Three Faces of One Number

Point 2 of 5

3.7.2 Decimal to Fraction: Write the Denominator from the Place Value

Core idea

0.45 reads "forty-five hundredths," so write it as 45/100 and reduce to 9/20.

Module goal. Connect the three representations, introduce percentages as "how many per hundred," and pave the way directly into the next stage on ratios and percentages.
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