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Question 238228: write the provided decimal in words
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Answer by College Student(505)   (Show Source):
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Decimals are a method of writing fractional numbers without writing a fraction having a numerator and denominator.
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The fraction 7/10 could be written as the decimal 0.7
The period or decimal point indicates that this is a decimal.
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The decimal 0.7 could be pronounced as SEVEN TENTHS or as ZERO POINT SEVEN.
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There are other decimals such as hundredths or thousandths. They all are based on the number ten just like our number system.
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A decimal may be greater than one. The decimal 3.7 would be pronounced as THREE AND SEVEN TENTHS.
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The fraction 37/100 could be written as the decimal 0.37. The period or decimal point indicates that this is a decimal.
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The decimal 0.37 could be pronounced as THIRTY-SEVEN HUNDREDTHS or as ZERO POINT THREE SEVEN or ZERO POINT THIRTY-SEVEN.
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A decimal may be greater than 1. The decimal 12.37 could be pronounced as TWELVE AND THIRTY-SEVEN HUNDREDTHS or as TWELVE POINT THIRTY-SEVEN.
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