6.01 Read and write numbers with decimals
Lesson
Are you ready?
Do you remember what place values represent? Let's try this problem to practice.
Enter the number one hundred eighty two.
Learn
We have place values that are smaller than ones. These are positioned to the right of the decimal point.
| Hundreds | Tens | Ones | . | Tenths | Hundredths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
When a number is written using a decimal point, we call it a decimal.
This video looks at the representations of numbers as words and symbols for numbers that include tenths and hundredths.
Vocabulary:
Another word that we can use to describe the ones place is 'units'.
Apply
Write the number "forty six hundredths" as a decimal.
Remember!
We can use $0$0 as a placeholder for any empty place value columns.