Arithmetic - Decimal Operations
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Arithmetic - Decimal Operations - Decimal Values

Almost certainly you've seen decimal values before. Here are a few examples to help remind you of what they look like. 


     .55		.4		.03

     .20		.25		.99
The first digit after the decimal point (that little dot in front of the values shown above) is called the tenths column. We are going to concentrate on converting fractions like 2/10 to equivalent decimal values like .2 in these first two examples.

Study the following pictures:

This first picture illustrates the fraction value 6/10. We can re-write the fraction 6/10 as an equivalent decimal value .6.
This second picture illustrates the fraction value 4/10. We can re-write the fraction 4/10 as an equivalent decimal value .4.

Next activity we will convert fraction values such as 9/10 into equivalent decimal value: 9/10 = .9

The second digit after the decimal point is called the hundredths column. We are going to concentrate on converting fractions like 2/100 to equivalent decimal values like .02 in these next two examples.

Study the following pictures:

This first picture illustrates the fraction value 5/100. We can re-write the fraction 5/100 as an equivalent decimal value .05.
This second picture illustrates the fraction value 55/100. We can re-write the fraction 55/100 as an equivalent decimal value .55.

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