Place Value Rules
To the left of the decimal point, all numbers are what kinds of numbers?
Whole Numbers
0.1
One Tenth
How do you write one-tenth in fraction and decimal form?
Fraction: 1/10
Decimal: 0.1
To the right of the decimal point, all numbers are what kinds of numbers?
Fractional Parts or Parts
0.04
four hundredths
How do you write 0.74 in fraction form and word form?
Fraction: 74/100
Word: Seventy-four hundredths
Decimals are negative numbers. True or False.
False. Decimals are parts of whole numbers.
0.23
Twenty three hundredths
How do you write 48/100 in decimal and word form?
Decimal: 0.48
Word: Forty-eight hundredths
In a multi-digit number, including decimals, a digit in any place represents how many times as much as it represents in the place to it's right.
In a multi-digit number, including decimals, a digit in any place represents TEN TIMES as much as it represents in the place to it's right.
0.642
Six hundred and forty-two thousandths
How do you write 56/1000 in decimal and word form?
Decimal: 0.056
Word: Fifty-six thousandths
In a multi-digit number, including decimals, a digit in any place represents how many times as much as it represents in the place to it's left.
In a multi-digit number, including decimals, a digit in any place represents ONE TENTH as much as it represents in the place to it's left.
0.3658
Three thousand six hundred and fifty-eight ten thousandths
How do you write eighty-nine thousandths in decimal and fraction form?
Decimal: 0.089
Fraction: 89/1000