Ms. Garcia Math
Decimal
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Fraction with a denominator of 10, 100, 1000, …
.25 = 25/100,
0.1=1/10
Repeating Decimal
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Is a decimal fraction in which the digits endlessly repeat a pattern, such as 1/3 = 0.3333333333333 ...
Terminating Decimal
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Is a fraction whose decimal representation contains a finite number of digits.
1/4 =0.25
Place Value
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It’s determined by its position with respect to the decimal point.
"
47
" means 4 Tens and 7 Units (4 × 10 + 7 = 47)
Comparing decimals
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Add zero’s to make all the decimals have the same place value name. Then compare.
Example:
0.17, 0.085
and
0.2
The least is 0.085, then 0.17, then 0.2 (the greatest).