Category: 02. Decimals

When converting repeating decimals to fractions, just follow the five steps below carefully. Step 1: Let x equal the repeating decimal you are trying to convert to a fraction. Step 2: Examine the repeating decimal to find the repeating digit(s). Step 3: Place the repeating digit(s) to the left of the decimal point. Step 4:…

You may have three choices when changing fractions to decimals. The method you use depends on circumstances and/or what you are trying to accomplish. If you are in a hurry to get an answer, then the easiest and fastest way is to use a calculator provided that you have one in your possession and you…

When converting decimals to fractions, it may be beneficial to apply the technique used to convert a number to scientific notation. Review then the lesson about scientific notation before starting this lesson. By all means, do not start this lesson before reviewing scientific notation because I am going to make use of scientific notation.Let’s start with an…

Subtracting decimals is similar to subtracting whole numbers I strongly encourage you to review subtraction of whole numbers before learning this lesson. Before subtracting, The very first step to take is to line up the decimal points. It is also important to use 0 as a placeholder when a place value is blank. Look at the following subtractions problems.…

Adding decimals is very similar to adding whole numbers. Let us start our lesson with something simple. Take a look at the following additions. You can clearly see that there isn’t much difference between addition of decimals and addition of whole numbers. Nonetheless, there are some important rules to follow to make sure that you end…

When rounding decimals, follow the three steps outlined below to the letter. Do you struggle to understand the steps outlined below? Do you need more explanations? Check the figure at the end of this lesson. Here are the steps to follow when rounding decimals  Step #1: Find the place you are rounding to. Is it…

Comparing decimals is a pretty straightforward concept. We will teach you how to do it here with ease. First, compare the whole numbers to the left of the decimal point. If they are not the same, the smaller decimal number is the one with the smaller whole number. For instance, compare 52.432 with 45.989 52…

Here are the steps to follow when writing decimals in words To read and write decimals, use the following steps: Step #1 First, read the digits to the left of the decimal point as a whole number. Step #2 Say “and” for the decimal point. Step #3 Read the digits to the right of the…

As you study this lesson, you will discover that decimals place value is similar to place value of whole numbers. Study the following diagram carefully. You should see some similarity with place value for whole numbers. In the number 15.43258, the place value for 4 is the tenths. Note that 1 tenth = 0.1 or   110   ,…

Number forms of decimals are the different ways of writing decimals. See below the six different ways of writing the same decimal number.  The following table shows the number forms for the decimal number 36.2418. The figure above do not have a short word form for 48.25. However, we do have a short word form…