Discover decimals as another way of writing tenths and hundredths, and see how they connect to fractions you already know.
When a whole is split into 10 equal parts, each part is a tenth, written as the fraction 1/10 or the decimal 0.1. The digit right after the decimal point tells you how many tenths there are.
Write 7/10 as a decimal.
0.7
What does the digit after the decimal point in 3.4 represent?
4 tenths
When a whole is split into 100 equal parts, each part is a hundredth, written as 1/100 or 0.01. The second digit after the decimal point tells you how many hundredths there are.
Write 45/100 as a decimal.
0.45
What is 2.36 read as, in terms of whole, tenths, and hundredths?
2 whole, 3 tenths, and 6 hundredths
1. Write 9/10 as a decimal.
2. Write 78/100 as a decimal.
3. Which is greater: 0.6 or 0.45?
4. Write the decimal 0.05 as a fraction.
5. What is 1 whole and 3 tenths written as a decimal?