Chap 003
Chap 003
Decimals
3-4
Decimal place-value chart
Figure 3.1
Hundred Thousandths
Ten Thousandths
Thousandths
Hundredths
Decimal Point
Thousands
Hundreds
Tenths
Ones
Tens
1,000 100 10 1 1 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 .
and 10 1,000 100,000
100 10,000
3-5
Rounding Decimals
3-6
Rounding Decimals
3-7
Converting Decimal Fractions to Decimals
2 Steps Fraction Decimal # of places
1. Count the number of zeros 3 .3 1
in the denominator. 10
2. Place the numerator of the 3 .03 2
decimal fraction to the 100
right of the decimal point
the same number of
places as you have zeros 3 .003 3
in the denominator. Do 1,000
not go over the total 3 .0003 4
number of denominator 10,000
zeros.
3-8
Converting Proper Fractions to Decimals
.75
4 3.00
L S
A 2.8
3 EQ
U
1
p 20
4 Ste
20
0
.75
3-9
Converting Mixed Numbers to Decimals
.4
5 2.0
1 ) 2.0
t ep
(S 0
2
85 8 + .4 (Step 2)
8.4
3-10
Converting Pure Decimals to Decimal Fractions
Step 1 24
Step 2 24
1
.24
Places 2
Step 3 24
100
3-11
Converting Mixed Decimals to
Decimal Fractions
Step 1 45
45
Step 2 1
17.45
Places 2
Step 3 45 45
=17
100 100
3-12
Adding Decimals
Add: 4 + 7.3 + 36.139 + .0007 + 8.22
4.0000
7.3000
36.1390
.0007
8.2200
55.6597
3-13
Subtracting Decimals
Subtract: 45.3 - 15.273
45.300
- 15.273
30.027
3-14
Multiplying Decimals
8.52 (2 decimal places)
x 6.7 (1 decimal places)
3 decimal places
57084 57.084
5 decimal places
3776 .03776
6.89 x 100
3-18
689
Shortcuts for Multiples of 10
•Count the zeros in the divisor
Division •Move the decimal point the same
number of spaces to the left
6.89 / 100
3-19 .0689