Decimal (Part 3)

Converting decimal to fraction

• Number to the left of the decimal point becomes the whole number part.
• Number to the right of the decimal point becomes the fraction part.
• Put 2 decimal places over 100, or 3 decimal places over 1000, or 4 decimal places over 10000 etc.
• Remember to simplify the fraction whenever possible.

Exercise:

1. 6.4
2. 10.15
3. 9.075
4. 18.12

Converting fraction to decimal

• If the denominator is a power of 10, simply change the fraction to a decimal using knowledge of place value.
• If the denominator is not a power of 10, try to change it to an equivalent fraction with a power of 10
denominator, and then convert to a decimal.
• Another method is to divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number).
• Recurring decimals are decimals with a repeated pattern. A dot above a number means that number repeats
forever. A dot above the start and end numbers means that number pattern repeats forever.
Example: = 0.333 … = 0. 3 Example: = 1.181818 … = 1. 18 Example: 0.135135 … = 0. 135

Exercise:

1.

2.

3. 3

4.

5.

6.

7. (round to 2 decimal places)

8. (express as recurring decimal)

Converting decimal to percentage

• Multiply by 100. This is done by shifting the decimal point 2 places to the right, then add a % sign.
Exercise:

1. 0.8
2. 0.45
3. 0.416
4. 2.5
5. 0.025
6. 0.0014
7. 1.004

Converting percentage to decimal

• Divide by 100. This is done by shifting the decimal point 2 places to the left, then remove the % sign.

Exercise:

1. 32%
2. 6%
3. 218%
4. 22.5%
5. 8.25%
6. 0.79%

Homework Exercise

1) Convert the following to decimal:

a) 54% b) 142% c) 17.5% d) 112.35% e) 0.025% f) 1.04%

2) Convert the following to percentage:

a) 0.3 b) 0.71 c) 0.375 d) 2.314 e) 12.7 f) 0.015

3) Last Sunday, Phil spent the 24 hours of the day as follow: 0.42 of the time sleeping, 22% of the time playing sport,
0.11 of the time was spent eating. The only other activity Phil did for the day was watch TV.
a) What percentage of the day did Phil spend watching TV?
b) What percentage of the day did Phil spend either sitting down or lying down?
4) Convert the following to fraction in their simplest form:
a) 3.25 b) 0.05 c) 0.64 d) 10.35 e) 5.192

5) Convert the following to decimal:

a) b) c)

6) Convert the following to decimal, round to 2 decimal places:

a) b) c)

7) Convert the following to decimal, express as recurring decimal:

a) b) c) d) e)