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Mathematics
Quarter 1 – Module 5:
Expressing Rational Numbers
from Fraction Form to Decimal
Form and Vice-versa
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master
the process of expressing rational numbers from decimals to fractions and vice-versa.
The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations.
The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons
are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which
you read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The module contains:

 Lesson on expressing Rational numbers from Fraction form to Decimal form
and vice-versa.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Express Rational numbers from Fraction form to Decimal form
2. Express Rational numbers from Decimal form to Fraction form
 What I Know

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. It describes how many parts of a certain size there are.

a. decimal
b. fraction
c. set
d. percent

2. It is a number whose whole number part and the fractional part is separated
by a decimal point.
a. decimal
b. fraction
c. set
d. percent

3. It is a point or dot we use to separate the whole number part from the
fractional part of a decimal number.
a. fraction form
b. percentage
c. decimal point
d. set of point

4. The first place to the right of the decimal point in a number.

a. ones
b. tenths
c. hundredths
d. thousandths

5. The second place to the right of the decimal point in a number.

a. ones
b. tenths
c. hundredths
d. thousandths

6. Express 0.25 to fraction.

1
a.
2
1
b.
3
 1
c.
4
2
d.
3

1
7. Express to decimal form.
2
a. 0.75
b. 0.25
c. 0.125
d. 0.50

8. Express 0.75 to fraction.

3
a.
4
1
b.
2
2
c.
3
1
d.
4

1
9. Express to decimal form.
4
a. 0.25
b. 0.50
c. 0.125
d. 0.75

1
10. Express to decimal form.
8
a. 0.75
b. 0.25
c. 0.125
d. 0.50
 Expressing Rational
Lesson
Numbers from Fraction
1 form to Decimal form
and Vice-Versa

What’s In

This module is a continuation of the concepts on Operations on Integers and on

greatest common factors. Mastering the rules in the previous module will speed you
in completing this module. Let’s check your learning!

Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

A. Find the greatest common factor of the two numbers:

1. 7 and 14
2. 12 and 32
3. 9 and 21
4. 10 and 45
5. 4 and 28

Operations on Integers

B. Perform the indicated operations on integers.

6. (-7) + (+2) =
7. (-7) – (-3) =
8. (+8) x (+3) = ___________
9. (+3) x (-1) =
10. (-3) ÷ (+3) =
 What’s New

In our previous lesson, we learned about fraction and decimal, we also learned how
to perform operations on integers, and we learned how to find the greatest common
factor (GCF). Now, we can use them in expressing Rational numbers from Fraction
form to Decimal form and vice-versa.
Here’s an example of how the fractional part can be converted into decimals.

6 6
or 0.6 or Six Tenths or 0.06 or Six Hundredths
10 100

6
or 0.006 or Six Thousandths
1000
Decimal numbers can be written both in expanded form and in words.

The whole number part and the fractional part of a Decimal number is
separated by a decimal point.

What is It

Throughout the discussion, let us express the Rational numbers from Fraction
form to Decimal form and vice-versa. There are some steps that you may follow.

To express fraction to decimal form, follow these steps:

 Step 1: Find a number you can multiply by the bottom of the fraction to

make it 10, or 100, or 1000, or any 1 followed by 0s.

 Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by that number.

 Step 3. Then write down just the top number, putting the decimal point in

the correct spot (one space from the right hand side for every zero in

the bottom number)

𝟑
Example 1: Express to Decimal form
𝟒

Step 1: We can multiply 4 by 25 to become 100

Step 2: Multiply top and bottom by 25:
×25

𝟑 𝟕𝟓
=
𝟒 𝟏𝟎𝟎
×25

Step 3: Write down 75 with the decimal point 2 spaces from the right (because 100

has 2 zeros);

𝟑
Answer: = 0.75
𝟒
𝟏
Example 2: Express to Decimal form
𝟑

Step 1: There is no way to multiply 3 to become 10 or 100 or any "1 followed by 0s",

but we can calculate an approximate decimal by choosing to multiply by,

say, 333

Step 2: Multiply top and bottom by 333:

×333

𝟏 𝟑𝟑𝟑
=
𝟑 𝟗𝟗𝟗
×333

Step 3: Now, 999 is nearly 1,000, so let us write down 333 with the decimal point

3 spaces from the right (because 1,000 has 3 zeros):

𝟏
Answer: = 0.333 (accurate to only 3 decimal places!!)
𝟑

𝟏
Example 3: Express to Decimal form
𝟗

Step 1: There is no way to multiply 9 to become 10 or 100 or any "1 followed by 0s",

but we can calculate an approximate decimal by choosing to multiply by,

say, 11
Step 2: Multiply top and bottom by 11:
×11

𝟏 𝟏𝟏
=
𝟗 𝟗𝟗
×11

Step 3: Now, 99 is nearly 100, so let us write down 11 with the decimal point 2

spaces from the right (because 100 has 2 zeros):

𝟏
Answer: = 0.11 (accurate to only 2 decimal places!!)
𝟗

𝟏
Example 4: Express to Decimal form
𝟏𝟏

Step 1: There is no way to multiply 11 to become 10 or 100 or any "1 followed by

0s", but we can calculate an approximate decimal by choosing to multiply

by, say, 9

Step 2: Multiply top and bottom by 9:

×9

𝟏 𝟗
=
𝟏𝟏 𝟗𝟗
×9

Step 3: Now, 99 is nearly 100, so let us write down 09 with the decimal point 2

spaces from the right (because 100 has 2 zeros):

𝟏
Answer: = 0.09 (accurate to only 2 decimal places!!)
𝟏𝟏
To express a Decimal number to a Fraction, follow these steps:

decimal
 Step 1: Write down the decimal divided by 1, like this:
𝟏
 Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by 10 for every number after the

decimal point. (For example, if there are two numbers after the
decimal point, then use 100, if there are three then use 1000, etc.)

 Step 3: Simplify (or reduce) the fraction

Example 1: Express 0.75 to fraction

Step 1: Write down 0.75 divided by 1:

0.75
𝟏
Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by 100 (because there are 2 digits after the
decimal point so that is 10×10=100):

× 100

𝟎. 𝟕𝟓 𝟕𝟓
=
𝟏 𝟏𝟎𝟎

× 100

(Turns you see how it turns the top number into a whole number?)

Step 3: Simplify the fraction by dividing 5 both top and bottom (this took me two

steps):

(1st step) (2nd step)

÷5 ÷5

𝟕𝟓 𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟓 𝟑
= =
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟐𝟎 𝟐𝟎 𝟒

÷5 ÷5
 𝟑
Answer: 0.75 =
𝟒

or

We can simply get the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 75 and 100. Just follow
these steps:

Step 1: List the multiple of 75 and 100 and find their GCF;

75 = 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75

100 = 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100

Step 2: Simplify the fraction by dividing their GCF;

𝟕𝟓 𝟐𝟓 𝟑
÷ =
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟐𝟓 𝟒

𝟑
Answer: 0.75 =
𝟒

Note: 75/100 is called a decimal fraction and 3/4 is called a common fraction!

When there is a whole number part, put the whole number aside and bring it back
at the end:

Example 2: Express 2.35 to a fraction

Put the 2 aside and just work on 0.35

Step 1: write down:

𝟎. 𝟑𝟓
𝟏
Step 2: multiply both top and bottom by 100 (2 digits after the decimal point so
that is 10×10=100):

𝟑𝟓
𝟏𝟎𝟎
Step 3: Simplify the fraction by dividing their GCF (supposed our GCF of 35 and

100 is 5):

÷5

𝟑𝟓 𝟕
=
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟐𝟎

÷5

Bring back the 2 (to make a mixed fraction):

𝟕
Answer: 2.35 = 2
𝟐𝟎
 What’s More

A. Express each Fraction in Decimal form. Round off your answers into
thousandths place.
3
1.
4

21
2.
6

4
3.
29

11
4.
316

2
5.
37

B. Express each Decimal number in Fraction in lowest terms or a mixed

number in simple form.

6. 0.15
7. 0.225
8. 2.33
9. 9.08
10. 4.404
 What I Have Learned

Fill in the blanks. Refer your answer on the box below.

divided by decimal point fraction

top multiply 10 Simplify

decimal point fraction bottom

To express a Fraction to a Decimal, follow these steps:

Step 1: Find a number you can (1) by the bottom of the (2) to
make it 10, or 100, or 1000, or any 1 followed by 0s.
Step 2: Multiply both (3) and (4) by that number.
Step 3. Then write down just the top number, putting the (5) in
the correct spot (one space from the right hand side for every zero in
the bottom number)

To express a Decimal to a Fraction, follow these steps:

decimal
 Step 1: Write down the decimal (6) 1, like this:
𝟏
 Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by (7) for every number after
the (8) . (For example, if there are two numbers after the
decimal point, then use 100, if there are three then use 1000, etc.)
 Step 3: (9) (or reduce) the (10) .
 What I Can Do

Express the Rational numbers from Fraction form to Decimal form and vice versa.
1. What is 0.75 in fraction?

2. What is 2.333 in fraction?

4
3. Hailey rode her bike of a mile to the nature park. What is the distance
5
she rode her bike as a decimal number?

2
4. Sarah took of the ham and pineapple pizza. How much of the pizza
4
did Sarah take written as a decimal number?

1
5. Erik got of the questions correct on the test. How is that fraction
2
written as a decimal number?
 Assessment

Fraction into Decimal

A. Express each Fraction into Decimal form. Round off your answers into
thousandths place.

13 28
1. ) = 6.) =
5 521

4 31
2. ) = 7.) =
21 163

2 25
3. ) = 8.) =
13 16

5 17
4. ) = 9.) =
35 11

12 124
5. ) = 10.) =
19 117
 Decimal into Fraction

B. Express each Decimal into Fraction form:

1. ) 0.6 = 6.) 0.3 =

2. ) 4.3 = 7.) 1.5 =

3. ) 0.22 = 8.) 0.2 =

4. ) 5.2 = 9.) 2.3 =

5. ) 0.1 = 10.) 2.5 =

 Additional Activities

A. Express the Fractions to Decimals forms. Round off your answers to hundredths
place.

2
1.) =
6

1
2.) =
2

2
3.) =
5

3
4.) =
4

3
5.) =
5
B. Express the Decimals numbers to Fraction form.

1.) 0.83 =

2.) 0.4 =

3.) 0.24 =

4.) 0.96 =

5.) 0.6 =
 Additional Activities
What I Know
A. B.
6. ) 0.33 6.) 83/100 1. b 6. c
7. ) 0.50 7.) 2/5 2. a 7. d
8. ) 0.40 8.) 6/25 3. c 8. a
9. ) 0.75 9.) 24/25 4. b 9. a
10. ) 0.60 10.) 3/5 5. c 10. c
What I Can What's More What I have Assessment
Do 1. 0.750
learned A.
2. 3.500 1. 2.600
1. ¾ 3. 0.138 A. 2. 0.190
2. 2 1/3 4. 0.035 1. multiply 3. 0.154
3. 0.8 5. 0.054 2. fraction 4. 0.143
4. 0.5 6. 3/20 3. top 5. 0.632
5. 0.5 7. 9/40 4. bottom 6. 0.054
8. 2 1/3 5. decimal point 7. 0.190
9. 9 2/25 6. divided by 8. 1.563
10. 4 101/250 9. 1.545
7. 10
10. 1.060
8. decimal point
9. simplify
10. fraction B.
What’s In 1. 3/5
2. 4 3/10
A. B. 3. 11/50
1. ) 7 6.) -5 4. 5 1/5
2. ) 4 7.) -4 5. 1/10
3. ) 3 8.) 24 6. 3/10
7. 1 ½
4. ) 5 9.) -3
8. 1/5
5. ) 4 10.) -1
9. 2 3/10
10.2 ½
Answer Key