A Decimal Number is a number that contains a Decimal Point
Example:
Here is the number "forty-five and six-tenths" written as a decimal number: The decimal point goes between Ones and Tenths. 45.6 has 4 Tens, 5 Ones and 6 Tenths, like this It is all about Place Value!
When we write numbers, the position (or "place") of each digit is important. In the number 327:
As we move left, each position is 10 times bigger! Tens are 10 times bigger than Ones Hundreds are 10 times bigger than Tens ... and ... As we move right, each position is 10 times smaller. From Hundreds, to Tens, to Ones |
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