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Or we can show the same thing this way:
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| One (1) whole unit |
Split into ten equal parts (tenths) |
Each tenth split into ten equal parts |
Each part is one hundredth |
Numbers with place value
When we write numbers with hundredths using decimals we use a decimal
point and places to the right of this decimal point. The hundredth
place is two places to the right of the decimal point.
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7 |
3 |
We read this number as seventy-three hundredths |
Examples of numbers with thousandths
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Fraction |
Decimal |
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1/100 |
.01
one hundredth |
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2/100 |
.02
two hundredths |
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44/100 |
.44
forty-four hundredths |
Note: four tenths = forty hundredths
( .4 = .40 ) |
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87/100 |
.87
eighty-seven hundredths |
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35/100 |
.35
thirty-five hundredths |
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1 1/100 |
1.01
one and one hundredths |
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1 26/100 |
1.26
one and twenty-six hundredths |
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Use the worksheets below to practice working with decimals using hundredths:
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