1. Fractions and Decimals
Lesson 2
Proportionality
Fractions and Decimals

2. Warm-Up Complete each conversion. 5 feet = _____ inches
8,000 centimeters = _____ meters
10 years = _____ months
Write each fraction as a decimal.

3. Fractions and Decimals
Target:
Convert fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions.

4. Converting Fractions to Decimals
Divide the numerator by the denominator of the fraction.

5. Example 1
Convert each fraction to a decimal. a. b. c.

6. Converting Decimals to Fractions
Write the decimal in the numerator of the fraction without the decimal point.
Identify the place value of the last digit in the decimal. Write the place value as the denominator of the fraction.
Write the fraction in simplest form.

7. Example 2 Convert each decimal to a fraction in simplest form. a. 0.75
b. 0.6
c. 4.5
75 hundredths
6 tenths
4 and 5 tenths

9. Exit Problems Convert each fraction to a decimal.
Convert each decimal to a fraction.
0.15
0.8

10. Communication Prompt
Do you find it easier to convert fractions to decimals or decimals to fractions? Why?