Decimals



Decimals, Decimals, and more decimals! What is a decimal, you ask? Well, you've come to the right place to get help!

A **decimal** is similar to a fraction in that it is not a whole number. It is a part of a number. We use decimals most often when we are talking about money. $13** . **45 How would you read this number? Thirteen dollars and forty five cents. .45 is the same thing as saying 45¢. It means that it is only a part of a dollar. It is not the whole dollar. We still need more to get the whole thing.

To understand decimals, you have to understand place value. Take a look at this place value chart which includes decimals!

Point ** ||= ** Tenths ** ||= ** Hundredths ** ||= **Thousandths** || decimal is a **WHOLE.** || |||||| Remember: Everything to the **RIGHT** of the decimal is a **FRACTION**, piece, or part. ||
 * = ** Thousands ** ||= ** Comma ** ||= ** Hundreds ** ||= ** Tens ** ||= ** Ones ** ||= ** Decimal
 * Remember: Everything to the **LEFT** of the
 * Remember: Everything to the **LEFT** of the

 **How do I read a decimal?**

Let’s look at our place value chart again, this time with numbers in the values:

Point** ||= **Tenths** ||= **Hundredths** ||= **Thousandths** || 1 ||= 2 ||= **.** ||=  3 ||= ||= ||
 * = **Thousands** ||= **Comma** ||= **Hundreds** ||= **Tens** ||= **Ones** ||= **Decimal
 * || **,** ||  || 1 || 2 || **.** || 3 || 5 ||   ||
 * || **,** ||  || 1 || 2 || **.** || 0 || 5 ||   ||

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">If you look at the first number, 12.3, you say 12 and 3 tenths. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255,102,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">If you look at the second number and it says 12.35, you say 12 and 35 hundredths. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0,128,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">If you look at the last number and it says 12.05, you say 12 and 5 hundredths.

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