Decimal Places

The number of digits contained in the decimal part of a given decimal number gives the number of decimal places.

Examples:

1. The number 5.76 has 2 decimal places.

2. The number 0.315 has 3 decimal places.

3. The number 86.261 has 3 decimal places.

4. The number 912.67 has 2 decimal places.

To understand about the explanation of a decimal numbers we must first know about the Place Value.

For example; let us take a decimal number 42.37

• The number is read as forty two and thirty seven hundredths or forty two point three seven.

• In the decimal number the whole number part is 42 and the decimal part is 0.37.

• In the whole number part 42

The place of 2 is ones or unit and its place value is 2 × 1 = 2.

The place of 4 is tens and its place value is 4 × 10 = 40.

• In the decimal part 0.37

The place of 3 is tenths and its place value is 3 × 1/10 = 3/10 = 0.3.

The place of 7 is hundredths and its place value is 7 × 1/100 = 7/100 = 0.07.

We can also write the number in the expanded form as 42.37 = 40 + 2 + 0.3 + 0.07

= 4 10 + 2 1 + 3/10 + 7/100

= 4 × 10 + 2 × 1 + 3/10 + 7/100 = 4 × 10¹ + 2 × 10⁰ + 3 × 10^-1 + 7 × 10^-2

Note:

The expansion form of a decimal number is shown in three ways; we can do it in either of the ways.

● Related Concept

● Decimals

● Decimal Numbers

● Decimal Fractions

● Like and Unlike Decimals

● Comparing Decimals

● Decimal Places

● Conversion of Unlike Decimals to Like Decimals

● Decimal and Fractional Expansion

● Terminating Decimal

● Non-Terminating Decimal

● Converting Decimals to Fractions

● Converting Fractions to Decimals

● H.C.F. and L.C.M. of Decimals

● Repeating or Recurring Decimal

● Pure Recurring Decimal

● Mixed Recurring Decimal

● BODMAS Rule

● BODMAS/PEMDAS Rules - Involving Decimals

● PEMDAS Rules - Involving Integers

● PEMDAS Rules - Involving Decimals

● PEMDAS Rule

● BODMAS Rules - Involving Integers

● Conversion of Pure Recurring Decimal into Vulgar Fraction

● Conversion of Mixed Recurring Decimals into Vulgar Fractions

● Simplification of Decimal

● Rounding Decimals

● Rounding Decimals to the Nearest Whole Number

● Rounding Decimals to the Nearest Tenths

● Rounding Decimals to the Nearest Hundredths

● Round a Decimal

● Adding Decimals

● Subtracting Decimals

● Simplify Decimals Involving Addition and Subtraction Decimals

● Multiplying Decimal by a Decimal Number

● Multiplying Decimal by a Whole Number

● Dividing Decimal by a Whole Number

● Dividing Decimal by a Decimal Number

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