Chapter Overview
This chapter introduces students to decimal fractions, focusing on tenths and hundredths. It explains how decimals are another way to represent fractions and parts of a whole. Students learn to read, write, and understand decimal numbers, compare them, and use them in practical situations. The chapter also teaches place value concepts for decimal numbers and how to represent decimals on number lines and through real-life examples.
Important Keywords
- Decimal: A number that has a whole part and a fractional part separated by a decimal point.
- Tenths: The first place to the right of the decimal point, representing parts out of 10.
- Hundredths: The second place to the right of the decimal point, representing parts out of 100.
- Decimal Point: The dot separating the whole number part and the fractional part of a decimal.
- Place Value: The value of a digit depending on its position in the number.
- Fraction: A part of a whole expressed with numerator and denominator.
- Number Line: A line on which numbers are marked at intervals, used to represent numbers visually.
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