Introduction to Decimals Part 1
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Lesson Description:
Learn about decimals, how to read them, and how to rewrite them as fractions.
Created by and copyright of Larry Perez. Funded by the state of California through Saddleback College. More information on videos, resources, and lessons at Algebra2Go.
Questions answered by this video:
- What are decimals, digits, and place values for decimals in base 10?
- How do you read a decimal properly in words?
- How do you say and convert / rewrite a decimal like 0.07 as a fraction?
- What is 0.18 as a fraction?
- What is the proper way to read decimals using place value such as 0.000008?
- How do you read and convert 0.00201 to a fraction?
- How do you rewrite 4.023 as a mixed number?
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Staff Review
This lesson starts from the basic idea of reading decimals using proper terminology like tenths, hundredths, and thousandths, and leads into converting decimals into fractions. Long decimals as well as mixed numbers are included as well.
