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-Standard Form

-When the number is written out using only numerals

-Word Form

-When the number is written out using only words

Two hundred thirty-four thousandths

-Short Word Form

-When the number is written out using numbers and words

234 thousandths

5 and 786 thousandths

This number is written in:

Short Word Form

5.786

This number is written in:

Standard Form

Five and seven hundred eighty-six thousandths

This number is written in:

Word Form

How decimals are read aloud:

-Look at the last digit.

3 . 2 9-Decide which place value this digit is in.

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Let’s try it again!

9 . 3 1 7-Look at the last digit.-Decide which place value this digit is in.-Begin by saying the whole number.-Now, read the decimal point by saying “and”.-Next, say the digits to the right of the decimal point as if it was a whole number.-Finish by saying the place value of the last digit.

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One more time!

3 4 . 8 -Look at the last digit.-Decide which place value this digit is in.-Begin by saying the whole number.-Now, read the decimal point by saying “and”.-Next, say the digits to the right of the decimal point as if it was a whole number.-Finish by saying the place value of the last digit.

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Standard Form: 54.289

Short word Form:

Word Form:

54 and 289 thousandths

Fifty-four and two hundred eighty-nine thousandths

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What decimal does this picture represent?

-Count the number of yellow squares.

-There are 43 squares filled in out of the available 100.

-Put these numbers into a fraction: 43

100

-Reduce the fraction, if you can.

-Change the fraction to a decimal.

43

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-This fraction cannot be reduced, so we look at the denominator to decide how many place values we will need.

-This fraction is read aloud as such: forty-three hundredths, so it will be written as a decimal in the same way.

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What decimal does this picture represent?

-Count the number of yellow squares.

-There are 67 squares filled in out of the available 100.

-Put these numbers into a fraction: 67

100

-Reduce the fraction, if you can.

-Change the fraction to a decimal.

67

100

-This fraction cannot be reduced, so we look at the denominator to decide how many place values we will need.

-This fraction is read aloud as such: forty-three hundredths, so it will be written as a decimal in the same way.

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