Converting between fractions, decimals and percentages is a useful problem-solving skill. The data can be more easily ordered by size when written in the same format. Calculations often give a decimal ...

Explore decimal fractions to represent and connect fractions and decimals. Represent fractions as parts of a set using the decimal fraction one-tenth (0.1). Practice reading decimals. Explore mixed ...

The fraction may be simplified when the numerator and denominator have a common factor greater than one. Units are often referred to as ones. Eg, 4∙2 has 4 units and 2 tenths, or you could say 4∙2 has ...

For many elementary teachers, fractions have traditionally sprung to mind lessons involving pizzas, pies, and chocolate bars, among other varieties of “wholes” that can be shared. But in what many ...

Represent fractions as parts of a set using the decimal fraction one-hundredth (0.01). Practice reading and writing decimals. Explore mixed fractions and decimals. Compare mixed decimals. Understand ...

The very word fractions is enough to send a chill down a non-maths specialist's spine and it's safe to say the topic is fraught with misconceptions. Secondary school maths teacher Mel Muldowney points ...

A review of basic operations of numbers, fractions and decimals. Covers the practical mathematics that every machinist is expected to use in the shop and in the creation and maintenance of tools, ...