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Lesson

Title: Conversion of Decimal to Fraction

Grade: 5-a Lesson: S1-L7

Explanation: Hello students, let us learn a new topic in decimals today with definitions, concepts, examples, and worksheets included.

Lesson:

Definition: Decimal number

Decimals are a type of number that consists of a whole number and a fractional part separated by a decimal point.

The dot between the whole number and the fractional part is a decimal point.

$1$

Explanation: In this image, 36.8 is a decimal number. Here 36 is a whole number part, and 8 is the fractional part.

Definition: Decimal number to fraction

We write decimal numbers as fractions where the decimal is the numerator and the place value is the denominator.

$2$

Explanation: In this image, we take 0.6, as a decimal number. The six is in the tenth place, so we place 6 over 10 to create the fraction, \$6/10\$.