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What is the period that separates two parts of a decimal?
The period that separates two parts of a decimal is called the decimal point. It distinguishes the whole number part from the fractional part of a number. For example, in the decimal 3.14, the decimal point separates the whole number 3 from the fractional part 14.
How is comparing mixed numbers and whole numbers different?
Mixed numbers have fractional parts that must be compared; whole numbers do not.
How is adding fractions like adding whole numbers?
adding fractions is like adding a WHOLE lot of parts of numbers
How are decimals and whole numbers different?
One way they are different is that decimals are "parts of a whole" not necessarily a whole.
Why is a decimal smaller than a whole number?
A decimal number is not always smaller than a whole number. This is a decimal number 2.45 The number on the left of the decimal point shows the whole numbers. The numbers on the right of the point shows the parts/fractions. This number is not a whole number .098 This number is a whole number 2.00 This number has whole numbers and parts/fractions of the whole 2.098
