Key learning points

1. Fractions can be converted to decimals by division.
2. Fractions can be compared by converting them to decimals.
3. A list of fractions can be ordered by converting them all to decimals.

Keywords

• Decimal form - A number is in decimal form when the decimal point is shown and there are digits to the right of the decimal point.

• Numerator - The expression in a fraction that is written above the fraction line. It is the dividend.

• Denominator - The expression in a fraction that is written below the fraction line. It is the divisor.

Common misconception