Going from left to right after the decimal point, the first number is in the tenths place, which means it is out of ten, so .1 is 1/10, .2 is 2/10, and so on. The second number going from the left is the hundredths place, so .01 is 1/100, .02 is 2/100, and so on. So .11 = 1/10 + 1/100. The rest follow the same pattern, so .001 = 1/1000, .0001 = 1/10,000, and so on.
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A decimal is a way of representing a number. There is no number after a number.A decimal is NOT a decimal point.
Almost all numbers that we use in daily life are decimal numbers. The place value of each digit is ten times the place value of the digit to its right. And that is all that is required of decimal numbers. A decimal point is not necessary.
They are written as numbers usually are. The place value of the digit immediately to the left of the decimal point is ones and the place value of all other digits is ten times the value of the digit to their right.
It makes the value of the orginal number larger.
"check your answer""a DOT"* * * * *A decimal is a way of representing numbers in such a way that the place value of any digit is ten times the place value of the number to its right. A decimal number does not need a decimal point, nor does it need any 0s after the decimal point.