2006-07-04 07:07:35 · 13 answers · asked by adufe 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
A decimal is a fraction converted to a factor of 10 - "deci" meaning "ten"
Conversion is accomplished by dividing the numerator (top number of a fraction) by the denominator (bottom number). the result is the fraction in decimal form.
2006-07-04 07:11:03 · answer #1 · answered by JackJester 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, a decimal is the same as a fraction, but they are expressed differently. You see 1/2 is .5 so as 3/4 is .75. The same value, but different expression.
If you mean like how can you tell whether a value is a decimal or not, then look below.
A decimal is a fraction with an unwritten denominator of 10 or some power of 10, marked by a (decimal) point before the numerator.
Ex. 0.45 The number 4 is in the tenths place and the number 5 is in the hundredths place. It goes by tens, hundredths, thousandths, ten thousandths, ect.
A fraction is a number used to name a part of a group or a whole. The number below the division line is the denominator, and the number above the division line is the numerator.
Ex. 9/10 There are 10 ten pieces in a whole, but there are 9 pieces only.
2006-07-04 09:45:22 · answer #2 · answered by TT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A decimal is the result of the fraction, a fraction is a division problem 3 divided by 4 =.75 3/4=.75
2006-07-04 07:58:47 · answer #3 · answered by Adam A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a fragment is the ratio of two integers the position the denominator isn't 0. except that, the integers would properly be something. A decimal type is in base ten, which skill this is the shorthand for the sum of digits sped up by powers of ten. as an party, the kind 123.456 is an abbreviation for a million*one hundred + 2*10 + 3 *a million + 4*(a million/10) + 5*(a million/one hundred) + 6*(a million/1000) it may also be expressed contained in the fractional sort 123456/1000 a sort is irrational by definition if it won't be able to be expressed because the ratio of two integers Irrational numbers won't be able to be expressed precisely in decimal sort, in straight forward words about.
2016-11-30 06:55:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this a riddle?
If it is, then you need to tell me what is the decimal and what is the fraction. I will then subtract one from the other to get the difference.
Reminds me of the anecdote where the teacher asked John how many feet are in one yard. John replied, "You first have to tell me how many people were in the yard. Then I will tell you how many feet are in the yard".
For a decimal fraction, the denominator is ALWAYS an understood power of 10, e.g. 10^2 (which is 100) whereas in a proper fraction, the denominator may be any EXPRESSED number.
2006-07-04 09:21:52 · answer #5 · answered by flandargo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a decimal: 0.75
This is a fraction: 3/4
2006-07-04 07:16:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is a decimal: . It separates the whole numbers from the fraction left, in 10th's, 100th's, 1000th's, etc. A fraction has this character in it: / It can be any numbers that express a decimal nunber into a smaller form. But some fractions are not evenly divisible by 10 so to be accurate, they are left in fraction form.
2006-07-04 07:14:12 · answer #7 · answered by Curbkindaguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decimals are fractions, but not all fractions are decimals. A decimal is a fraction in which the denominator is explicitly some power of ten.
2006-07-04 07:14:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fraction is the equation and the decimal is the solution.
2006-07-04 07:11:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
decimal - .5
fraction . 1/2
a fraction uses a fraction line and a decimal uses a point value system
2006-07-04 07:10:29 · answer #10 · answered by A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋