Learn how to convert between fractions and decimals and how to use equivalent fractions with BBC Bitesize KS3 Maths. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

Warnings Excel will only produce binary numbers with up to 10 bits. This means that it can only convert decimal numbers greater than -513 and less than 512.

However, your calculator works in decimals of an inch. If you want to convert a decimal to a fraction of an inch, first decide what fraction you want to use - the nearest sixteenth of an inch, nearest ...