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Converting Base-10 Fractions

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Converting Base-10 Fractions
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Summary

Math Antics converts fractions with denominators of 10, 100 or 1000 into decimals. A clear, animated 7-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grade 4 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A few questions to talk through after watching “Converting Base-10 Fractions.”

  1. Why are tenths and hundredths easy to write as decimals?
  2. How do you write 7/100 as a decimal?
  3. How can you rewrite 3/10 as hundredths?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: base-ten fraction, tenths, hundredths, decimal, equivalent.

Try it: Convert 4/10, 25/100 and 6/1000 to decimals.

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