Converting fractions to decimals

The topic  appears under the 7th Grade Math Mission. This exercise helps to recognize the decimal form of some fractions.

Types of Problems
There is one type of problem in this exercise:


 * 1) Convert the fraction into a decimal: This problem provides a fraction and asks the student to convert that fraction into a decimal. The answer is written in a text box.Cftd1.png

Strategies
A fraction represents a quotient, so to convert a fraction into a decimal do the division that is requested.
 * 1) For example, a/b is found by dividing a by b.
 * 2) While performing this problem it is possible to notice patterns in the decimals when dividing by certain numbers.
 * 3) When the decimal is not terminating, the problem expects the answer to be rounded correctly to four decimal places.
 * 4) A calculator could increase speed but violates the spirit of the problem.