They can do. But they can also show wholes plus a part. For example, 41/2 or 4.5 represent four wholes and one part out of two of another.
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fraction and decimals are both have similarities because they both express part of a whole.
turn both fractions into decimals and then multiply!
All fractions with whole numbers on top and bottom are rational numbers,and many fractions with decimals on top or bottom, or both, are also rationalnumbers.
They can both be converted into decimals and from there into fractions or percentages.
They both show a part of a number