Decimal
Expanded form
Well, darling, the number 36.4375 has four decimal places. It's not rocket science, honey, just count those digits after the decimal point. So, in this case, you've got 4 decimal places to work with. Hope that clears things up for you!
If the exponent is positive, you move the decimal point to the right, the specified number of digits. For a negative exponent, you move it to the left. In either case, you fill out missing digits with zero. Examples (using "^" for power):3.448 x 10^1 = 34.485 x 10^6 = 5000000 (note the implied decimal point to the right of the number)3 x 10^-3 = 0.003
No, 0.9 is greater than 0.5. In the decimal number system, the placement of digits to the right of the decimal point indicates their magnitude. The digit to the left of the decimal point has a greater weight than the digits to the right. Therefore, in this case, 0.9 is larger than 0.5.
Digits after (to the right of) the decimal point contribute to the accuracy of the number, not its magnitude (or size). So only the digits to the left of the decimal point contribute to the magnitude. Digits after (to the right of) the decimal point contribute to the accuracy of the number, not its magnitude (or size). So only the digits to the left of the decimal point contribute to the magnitude. Digits after (to the right of) the decimal point contribute to the accuracy of the number, not its magnitude (or size). So only the digits to the left of the decimal point contribute to the magnitude. Digits after (to the right of) the decimal point contribute to the accuracy of the number, not its magnitude (or size). So only the digits to the left of the decimal point contribute to the magnitude.
a is a number with one or more digits to the right of a decimal point.
Decimal
You need to add up the number of digits to the right of the decimal to find the number of digits in the answer. If the first factor has 2 digits to the right of the decimal point and the second factor has 3, the final answer will have 5 digits to the right of the decimal point.
It is a decimal fraction.
The decimal part of a number are those digits to the right of the decimal point. In this case 5
It is a decimal fraction.
A real number. Or, the decimal representation of a real number.
The digits to the right of the decimal point. Ex: if you are given a number 283.7703, the decimal portion would be 7703.
Expanded form
The number of significant figures in a number is equal to the number of digits to the left of the decimal point up to the first leading zero. It is then added to the number of total digits to the right of the decimal point. In this case, there are six significant digits.
The decimal point is important, when dealing with money, because it differentiates $500 from $5.00. After the decimal point there will be two digits, these two digits are the number of cents (in America). The number in front of the decimal point is the number of dollars. It is very important that you put the decimal point in the right spot especially when writing checks.