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    This document discusses decimals and how they are used to represent partial amounts or values less than one whole number. Decimals are similar to fractions in that way. They are commonly used to represent monetary values, with the numbers after the decimal point indicating cents or fractions of the base unit. The document provides examples of writing and reading decimal numbers in the context of currency denominations. It also explains how to compare the value of decimals by ensuring they have the same number of decimal places.

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    This document discusses decimals and how they are used to represent partial amounts or values less than one whole number. Decimals are similar to fractions in that way. They are commonly used to represent monetary values, with the numbers after the decimal point indicating cents or fractions of the base unit. The document provides examples of writing and reading decimal numbers in the context of currency denominations. It also explains how to compare the value of decimals by ensuring they have the same number of decimal places.

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    This document discusses decimals and how they are used to represent partial amounts or values less than one whole number. Decimals are similar to fractions in that way. They are commonly used to represent monetary values, with the numbers after the decimal point indicating cents or fractions of the base unit. The document provides examples of writing and reading decimal numbers in the context of currency denominations. It also explains how to compare the value of decimals by ensuring they have the same number of decimal places.

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    Decimal

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    This document discusses decimals and how they are used to represent partial amounts or values less than one whole number. Decimals are similar to fractions in that way. They are commonly used to represent monetary values, with the numbers after the decimal point indicating cents or fractions of the base unit. The document provides examples of writing and reading decimal numbers in the context of currency denominations. It also explains how to compare the value of decimals by ensuring they have the same number of decimal places.

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    A decimal is similar to a fraction in that it is

    not a whole number. It is a part of a


    number. We use decimals most often when
    we are talking about money.

    RM13.45
    How would you read this number?
    Thirteen ringgit and forty five cents.

    Remember:
    You do not need to use the ¢ when your money
    amount is greater than RM1.
    .45 is the same thing as saying 45¢ . It means that
    it is only a part of a ringgit. It is not the whole
    ringgit. We still need more to get the whole
    thing.
    This is a good question. We need to
    understand what the value of each number
    means in order to understand what we are
    talking about. Here is an example:
    A shirt costs RM12.05, but when I wrote the
    number down I wrote RM12.5. What is wrong
    with this?
    RM12.5 really is saying RM12.50, because
    when we read how much something costs it
    always has two places after the decimal
    point. If we don’t have a number after the
    first number we must assume it is a zero.
    However, when we read RM12.05, the zero is
    the place holder so we know it is 5¢ and not
    50¢. That is a 45¢ difference. I can get a
    piece of gum for that amount!
    One Ten One Ten Cents
    Hundred Ringgit Ringgit Cents
    Ringgit
    1 3 7 8 2

    Hundreds Tens Ones Tenths Hundredths

    1 3 7 8 2
    If you look at the number 12.3, you say 12 and
    3 tenths.
    If you look at the number and it says 12.35,
    you say 12 and 35 hundredths.
    If you look at a number and it says 12.05, you
    say 12 and 5 hundredths.

    Now you practice saying them!


    If we are using money, it would look like
    this:
    RM100 + RM30 + RM7 + 80¢ + 2¢ = RM137.82

    If we are not using money, it would look like


    this:
    100 + 30 + 7 + .8 + .02 = 137.82
    If you see two numbers that are decimals,
    one says 7.3 and the other says 7.003, you
    look at how many places the number that
    is longer has. You make both numbers
    the same length by adding zeros to the
    end of the shorter number. So the
    numbers read:
    7.300 or 7.003
    Now when you look at the number you can
    see which is larger: 7.300
    1) 4.5 or 4.05
    Because 4.5 equals 4.50, 50 is larger than 5
    2) 6.003 or 6.3
    Because 6.3 equals 6.300, 300 is larger than 3
    3) 5.012 or 5.12
    Because 5.12 equals 5.120, 120 is larger than 12
     Weight (He weighed 85.5 kg)
     Temperature (It was so cold today, it was
    only 43.7°)
     Measuring distances (example, the race was
    a 5 K, but since I don’t understand
    kilometers, I changed it to miles and saw
    that the race was 3.1 Miles long)
    Now is the time to ask
    as many questions as
    you need!

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