Decimals and Their Place Value

Carlea McAvoy explains how to read and write decimals, focusing on the decimal point's role in separating whole numbers from decimal numbers. She illustrates how to express decimals as fractions, emphasizing the importance of place values. The video includes practice exercises for reading decimals and concludes with a brief mention of rounding decimals.

What is the decimal point referred to in the context of reading and writing decimals?

• Period

• Comma

• And

• Dot

How would you write 7.3 as a fraction?

• 7 and 3/1

• 7 and 3/10

• 7 and 3/1000

• 7 and 3/100

What is the fractional equivalent of 15.03?

• 15 and 3/10

• 15 and 3/1

• 15 and 3/100

• 15 and 3/1000

How would you read the decimal number 190.003?

• One hundred ninety and three hundredths

• One hundred ninety and three millionths

• One hundred ninety and three thousandths

• One hundred ninety and three tenths

When reading decimal numbers, what should you say for the decimal point?

• And

• Period

• Comma

• Dot

How would you read the number 5.093?

• Five and ninety-three hundredths

• Five and ninety-three millionths

• Five and ninety-three tenths

• Five and ninety-three thousandths

What is the place value of the digit 4 in the number 10.34?

• Ten-thousandths

• Thousandths

• Hundredths

• Tenths

How would you read the number 112.00005?

• One hundred twelve and five billionths

• One hundred twelve and five millionths

• One hundred twelve and five hundred-thousandths

• One hundred twelve and five ten-thousandths

What is the place value of the digit 9 in the number 9.009?

• Hundredths

• Ten-thousandths

• Thousandths

• Tenths

What topic will be discussed next after reading and writing decimals?

• Adding decimals

• Subtracting decimals

• Rounding decimals

• Multiplying decimals