READING DECIMALS
By "reading" decimals, we mean using the terms "tenths," "hundredths," etc.
We do not read decimals as "point' something.
For example, .65 is ready "65 hundredths," not "point 65."
Here is a handy method for reading decimals.
(1) Place a "1" above the decimal point.
(2) Place a zero above each digit appearing to the right of the decimal point.
The "1" and "zeros" tell you what to read.
Example: Read .682.
(1) We place a
above the decimal point:
1
.682
(2) Then we place a
above each digit to the right of the decimal point:
1000
.682
The 1 and the three zeros make 1000.
So we read .682 as 682 "thousandths."
(3) How would you read .74?
100
.74
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