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Grade 5 - Mathematics
2.2 Decimal Vocabulary

  1. The places to the right of a decimal point are called decimal places.
  2. The decimal places starting from the left are read as tenths, hundreths, thousandths and so on.
  3. The decimal 20.56 is read as twenty point five six. (Note: It is not read as twenty point fifty six.)
Example: What is the value of 4 in 20.43?
4 is in the tenths place
Answer: 4 tenths


Directions: Answer the following questions. Also write atleast 10 examples of your own for decimal place value.

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Grade 5 - Mathematics
2.2 Decimal Vocabulary

Q 1: The value of 8 in the decimal number 0.08 is ____.
eight hundredths
one eighth
eight hundred
eight thousandths

Q 2: Number lines are a good model for ordering decimals. Choose the correct statement about number lines.
The biggest number always comes first.
The order of numbers does not matter.
The least number is always to the right.
The largest number is always to the right.

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