Summary
Math Antics practises converting fractions to decimals using long division. A clear, animated 7-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grades 5-6 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A few questions to talk through after watching “Convert Any Fraction to a Decimal.”
- Which number goes inside the division box, the top or the bottom?
- What do you add after the whole number to keep dividing?
- How do you know if a decimal repeats?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: fraction, long division, decimal, remainder, repeating.
Try it: Convert 5/6 and 7/8 to decimals using division.