Decimals — Definition & Examples
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- How Do We Define "Decimal"? Decimal actually has more than one meaning: A number that contains a so-called decimal point; A number written in base-101010 system. Here, we use de…
By Jiazhen Tan, Zora Gilbert, Alex Federspiel, Jonathan Heller, Caroline K, Joshua Siktar
- (Video) Fractions and Decimals by Math Antics Here's a video by mathantics that explains the basics of decimals. Summary\large{\text{Summary}}Summary A decimal is used to repres…
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- What is a Decimal? A decimal is a number that contains a decimal point. The number will be separated into two parts: the whole number part and the decimal part. These two parts …
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Problems 33
- Select all decimals in the following list:
- Find the digit in the tenths place in 23593.1124823593.1124823593.11248.
- Find the digit in the thousandths place in 0.15400.15400.1540.
- Round 38.629338.629338.6293 to the nearest whole number.
- Round 49.4999949.4999949.49999 to the nearest whole number.
- True or False\text{True or False}True or False === Any whole number can be written as a decimal.
- True or False\text{True or False}True or False === A decimal can have an infinite amount of digits to the right of the decimal point.
- True or False\text{True or False}True or False === All decimals can be written as fractions.
- True or False\text{True or False}True or False === There are an infinite number of decimals between any adjacent whole numbers on the number line.
- Where does the decimal 1.71.71.7 go?
- Where does the decimal 0.30.30.3 go?
- What decimal is at position AAA?
- What decimal is at position B?
- Round 47.29447.29447.294 to the nearest tenth.
- Select all whole numbers from the list below.
- Suppose the fee that a cell phone service company offers is 10\1010 per month, with an extra 0.01\0.010.01 per minute spent on the phone and an extra 5\55 per month per extra ph…
- True or False\text{True or False}True or False === A decimal must have a decimal point.
- True or False\text{True or False}True or False === A decimal can only be multiplied by another decimal.
- Select the decimals.
- Select the decimals.
- Select the decimals.
- True or False\text{True or False}True or False === If we want to write a decimal 3.183.183.18 as a variable, xxx, we use the form x.xxx.xxx.xx.
- True or False\text{True or False}True or False === The distributive property works with decimals.
- Which of the following is largest?
- The magnitude of an earthquake is often measured on a decimal scale from 111 to 101010. Which of the following are valid, decimal earthquake magnitudes?
- Which of the nutrients above are decimals?
- Which of the following values, when converted into dollars, would not have a decimal point?
- Which of the following are decimals?
- Which of the following are decimals?
- Which of the following are not decimals?
- Which of the following are not decimals?
- Which snack prices (if any) are decimals?
- Caroline is training for a marathon. If her time must be a decimal, which of the following times are possible for her run?