Decimals on a number line

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What is a decimal?

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A decimal is a fraction expressed in a special form. It represents a part of a whole number using a decimal point.

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What does the decimal point represent?

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The decimal point separates the whole number part from the fractional part in a decimal number.

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How do you read the decimal 0.5?

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It is read as 'zero point five' or 'five tenths'.

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What is the value of the digit in the tenths place in the decimal 3.76?

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The value is 7, which represents seven tenths.

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What is the value of the digit in the hundredths place in the decimal 4.82?

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The value is 2, which represents two hundredths.

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What decimal is halfway between 0.2 and 0.3?

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0.25 is halfway between 0.2 and 0.3.

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What decimal sits between 34.6 and 34.7?

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34.63 is a decimal that sits between 34.6 and 34.7.

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How do you locate 0.03 on a number line?

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0.03 is located just after 0.0 and before 0.1 on a number line.

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What decimal, to the hundredths place, is between -5.08 and -5.1?

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-5.09 is the decimal that sits between -5.08 and -5.1.

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Which point represents 4.6 on a number line?

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Point A represents 4.6 on the number line.