Decimals & Operations

Subject: Math  ·  Grade level: 4th

Tenths, hundredths, and how the decimal point keeps everything lined up. A decimal is just another way to write a fraction with a denominator of 10, 100, or 1

In this lesson

• Decimal place value
• Comparing decimals
• Adding & subtracting

Key terms

Decimal point

The dot that separates whole numbers from parts of a whole.

Tenths

The first place after the decimal point — one out of ten equal parts.

Hundredths

The second place after the decimal — one out of one hundred parts.

Thousandths

The third place after the decimal — one out of one thousand parts.

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