Decimals are represented by a symbol called a decimal point.
Like fractional notation, decimal notation is used to denote a part of a whole. Numbers written in decimal notation are called decimal numbers, or simply decimals. ... Example 2: (Writing decimals in standard form) Write each decimal in standard form. a) Five and twenty-eight hundredths.
When writing decimals in expanded form, we must always remember to multiply all numbers by their place value and separate them using parentheses. Remember also that the digit in front (to the left) of the decimal is a whole number and the numbers after the decimal must by written in their correct place value
To read and write decimals, use the following steps:
Step #1. First, read the digits to the left of the decimal point as a whole number.
Step #2. Say and for the decimal point.
Step #3. Read the digits to the right of the decimal point as a whole number.
Step #4. Say the place name of the last digit.