
Decimal numbers such as 3.762 are used in situations which call for more precision than whole numbers provide.
As with whole numbers, a digit in a decimal number has a value which depends on the place of the digit. The places to the left of the decimal point are ones, tens, hundreds, and so on, just as with whole numbers. This table shows the decimal place value for various positions:
Note: That adding extra zeros to the right of the last decimal digit does not change the value of the decimal number.Im going to show you what we did today but not exactly the same question or number .
Eg. Order these decimal numbers from least to greatest
0.89,0.45,0.27,1.42,1.27
Answer: 0.27,0.45,0.89,1.27,1.42
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