Reading Decimals Say what you see before the decimal Say “and” for the decimal Say what you see after the decimal Say the place value of the final digit To write in words, you write what you say

five hundred eighty three hundred twenty-four thousandths and

One and forty-six hundredths

sixty-seven and four hundred one thousandths

Twelve thousand three hundred four and two thousandths

three and forty-seven hundredths Three and forty-seven thousandths three and forty-seven tenths Three and forty-seven hundred

seventeen thousand eighty-two seventeen and eighty-two hundredths seventeen and eighty-two tenths seventeen and eighty-two thousandths

Decimals in Expanded Form Writing decimals in expanded form is an extension of whole numbers in expanded form. To do this you represent each individual place value EXAMPLE4.305 is

Decimals in Expanded Form

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