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Decimals
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Learning Outcomes
� Decimals � Converting Decimals into Fractions
� Writing Tenth as Decimal � Converting Mixed Fractions into Decimal Numbers
� Writing Hundredth as Decimal � Decimal Fractions in Place Value Chart
� Writing Thousandth as Decimal � Decimals in Expanded Form
� Converting Fractions into Decimals � Like and Unlike Decimals
Boot-Up
Write the shaded fraction and its decimal equivalent of each shape below.
(a) (b)
= =
= ____ = ____
(c) (d)
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= ____ = ____
Decimals
When we write a given number, let us say 6273, the expanded form of this number denotes the
value of each digit in the number,
6273 = 6 × 1000 + 2 × 100 + 7 × 10 + 3 × 1 Have you ever wondered, how to
represent the place value of fractions
(parts less than 1)?
Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
Let us learn it now.
Fractions can be written in a special way using a point (.) called decimal.
For example, 6 can be written as 0.6, 14 can be written as 0.14 and so on.
10 100
