Decimals and Its Operations
Decimals
A fraction with the denominator as power of 10 (like 10,100, 1000 etc.) is called decimal. It is expressed as the numbers with a point in between, called decimal point. In other words, decimal consists of two parts which are separated by a decimal point.
2.564, 0.0023, 3.2565, 5431.23 are decimals.
Expanded Form of Decimals
Expanded form of a decimal represents the addition of place values of the digits, respective to their positions in the decimal.
Write the expanded form of the decimal 69.4756.
Solution: \[60+9+\frac{4}{10}+\frac{7}{100}+\frac{5}{1000}+\frac{6}{10000}\]
Write the decimal 0.99 in expanded form.
Solution: \[\frac{9}{10}+\frac{9}{100}\]
Decimal Places
The number of digits placed in right to the point of a decimal is called the decimal places of that decimal.