DECIMALS
Review of Introductory Mathematics
DECIMALS
This chapter covers the processes of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division of numbers in decimal form.
EO 1.5
APPLY one of the arithmetic operations of addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions by
conversion to decimal form using a calculator.
EO 1.6
APPLY one of the arithmetic operations of addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division using decimals.
When using numbers, the operator will use whole numbers at times and decimal numbers at other
times. A decimal number is a number that is given in decimal form, such as 15.25. The decimal
portion is equivalent to a certain "fraction-of-one," thus allowing values between integer numbers
to be expressed.
A decimal is a linear array of integers that represents a fraction. Every decimal place indicates
a multiple of a power of 10.
Example:
Fraction to Decimal Conversion
In the process of converting a fraction to a decimal, we must perform the operation of division
that the fraction represents.
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