While converting a fraction to a decimal value is accomplished by dividing the top number in the fraction (the numerator) by the bottom number (the denominator), changing fractions to decimals is not be as straightforward. Decimal equivalents to fractions are useful to understand screw and nail sizes, metal thicknesses and antennae measurements. Use of a decimal to fraction conversion chart is
. common in many industrial professions and hobbies, like quilting.Manual conversion of a decimal to a fraction may be performed using the following steps:" Put the decimal value in fraction form with the decimal value as the numerator and one as the denominator. To illustrate the process, use .75 as the original decimal value.The first step results in .75/1." Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 10 for each decimal place in the numerator. For example, if the result of the first step is .75/1, then multiply each number by 10 two times." Reduce the fraction (divide each number by the largest divisor common to each. For the above example, .75/1 would result in 75/100, which could then be reduced to 3/4 since 25 is the largest divisor of both 75 and 100." 3/4 is the fraction expression of our original decimal number, .75.The Internet contains several tools to assist in converting fractions to decimals.http://www.mindspring.com/~alanh/fracs.htmlThis link provides space in which to enter the decimal and converts it to a fraction step-by-step using the above process. For the decimal .1576, each step is shown to understand how this decimal results in the fraction 197/1250.https://www.google.com/search?q=decimal+to+fraction+chart&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=zxLlTtD5KYmFtge5wJT4BA&sqi=2&ved=0CE0QsAQ&biw=849&bih=893Several images of decimal to fraction charts are shown at the above page.http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/shenandoah/Fractions/fract2.htmlThe above URL links to a colorful printable fraction to decimal chart and can be used for finding decimal-fraction equivalents.http://www.freetechnicalcharts.com/Conversion_decimal_chart.phpA comprehensive decimal to fraction chart, including inch and millimeter equivalents, is located at the above link.More reference links: http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/fraction-decimal-chart.html http://www.mindspring.com/~alanh/fracs.html
