[header] How to convert fractions to decimals [title] Understand what the parts of a fraction and what they represent. [step] The fraction consists of three parts: the, which is the top part of the fraction, the slash, which goes between the numbers, and the, which is the bottom part. [substeps] The denominator represents how many equal parts there are in the whole. 
For example, a pizza might be cut into 8 pieces. The denominator for the pizza would then be " 8 ".