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This introduction to decimals from the Khan Academy helps you understand what are the characteristics of decimal numbers.
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.
You may recognize that decimals and fractions are closely related in the way that they both represent parts of a whole. Check out a deeper dive into decimal numbers at Splash Learn here... and you can play some decimal number games too!
Even more information about decimal numbers can be found at Math is Fun here!.
The video to the right provides another perspective on decimal numbers that may help you understand.
Yet one more awesome tutorial video below shows you how decimal numbers and fractions are closely related in concept. Knowing how fractions, decimals, and percentages are related is very important as it allows you to address everyday math challenges with a great understanding of how these math concepts work.
Construction, accounting, athletic performance, statistics, teaching, banking business ownership, auto mechanics, engineering, medicine, pharmaceutical... all career occupations that deal with fractions/decimals/percentages every single day!
Decimals, Fractions & Percentages
Decimals, Fractions & Percentages
Decimals, Fractions, and Percentages are just different ways of showing the same value.
Decimals, Fractions, and Percentages are just different ways of showing the same value.
This Math is Fun page shows you all the different ways how to do the conversions between fractions, decimals, and percentages.
The handy chart below also gives you a great reference to look at when working out your conversions between the three different ways to represent parts of whole numbers in various ways... pictorially, symbolically, traditionally, in words, etc.
One last video tutorial below for now shows you the relationship of fractions, decimals, and percentages.
Professor Dave makes it simple to understand using the referent of our base 10 place value understanding.
tenths/hundredths/thousandths, etc. are how we think of decimals, but percentages are ALWAYS thought of as "out of 100."
When we say "Percent" we are really saying "per 100"
When we say "Percent" we are really saying "per 100"
Check out a more detailed explanation at Math is Fun here!
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