Chapter 1.

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PLACE VALUE WITH
DECIMALS
 How do I know what kind of
decimal it is?
The name of a decimal is determined by the number
of places to the right of the decimal point

Number of Places Decimal Name Example

1 tenths 0.7

2 hundredths 0.05

3 thousandths 0.016
 What are mixed decimals?
Mixed decimals are numbers with both whole
numbers and decimals
The name of a whole number is determined by the
number of places to the left of the decimal point
 In the number 128.765, 1 is in the hundreds place, 2 is in the
tens place, 8 is in the ones place, 7 is in the tenths place, 6 is
in the hundredths place, and 5 is in the thousandths place
 How do you read decimals?
To read a decimal correctly, first find the decimal
point
Whole numbers are to the left of the decimal point;
any numbers to the right of a decimal point form a
decimal fraction
Say “and” for the decimal point
 The decimal 2164.511 is read as “two thousand, one hundred
sixty-four and five hundred eleven thousandths”
 Zeros after the decimal point
Writing extra zeros after the decimal point does not
change the value!
 The decimals 0.2, 0.20, and 0.200 are equivalent decimals
 Practice
HERE ARE SOME PRACTICE PROBLEMS IN WHICH
I WILL WORK THROUGH WITH YOU TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE MAIN
CONCEPTS COVERED.
 Exercise 1
Write the decimals.
1. Five thousandths
2. Ninety-four thousandths
3. Three hundred thirty-six and sixty-nine hundredths
 Exercise 2
Write each decimal in words.
1. 7884.011
2. 5592.4
3. 4.203
4. 612.250
5. 10.44
 Exercise 3
In what place (on the place value chart) is the
underlined digit? Write the answer.
1. 1.475
2. 3.763
3. 7780.215
4. 412.407
5. 902.103
 Exercise 4
Write a decimal that has the same number.
1. 0.2
2. 5.51
3. 410.6
4. 753.809
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