1) A fraction represents a part of a whole or group, with the numerator above the fraction bar indicating the parts and the denominator below indicating the whole. 2) To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator. To convert a decimal to a fraction, determine the place value and use that number as the denominator with the original number as the numerator. 3) When adding or subtracting fractions, find a common denominator to convert the fractions before adding or subtracting the numerators and writing the final fraction over the common denominator.