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5 Decimals
A decimal number can be defined as a number whose whole number part and the
fractional part is separated by a decimal point. The dot in a decimal number is called a
decimal point.
The digits following the decimal point show a value smaller than one. Here’s an example of
a decimal number 17.48, in which 17 is the whole number, while 48 is the decimal part.
Whole number part Decimal part
17 . 48
Decimal point
17 Whole 4 out of 10 8 out of 100
Pictorial Form of Decimal 4 tenths 8 hundredths
This whole is divided
Let us consider
into ten equal parts
this rectangle as a
and each part is
whole or a unit.
called tenths .
The shaded portion is called 2 tenths and is denoted by 0.2.
0.2
Look at the figures.
It has 3 whole parts and two tenths and is denoted as 3.2.
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