Summary
Splitting pizza among friends is easy as pie. But figuring out what decimal percentage of the pie you’ve eaten is a little trickier! In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby teach you all about converting fractions into decimals. You’ll also learn what those decimals mean! From tenths to hundredths to thousandths, you’ll discover what each decimal place stands for. You’ll also find out how to round off fractions that are equal to repeating decimals and how to convert those decimals back to fractions. So take a fraction of your time and give this movie your undivided attention!
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Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Converting Fractions to Decimals:
- What is one new thing you learned about converting fractions to decimals?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining converting fractions to decimals.
- Draw or give one example of your own.