Decimal Fractions' Meaning - Examples, Exercises and Solutions

The decimal number is a way to represent a simple fraction or a number that is not whole.
The decimal point (or decimal comma in some areas) divides the number in the following way:

A1 - Meaning of the decimal number

For example, when checking a fever, on the thermometer there is a number like 37.537.5 or 36.436.4.

The point that separates the figures is the decimal point, therefore, the number in question is a decimal number.
When we weigh ourselves, we step on the scale and, also in this case, the very same decimal number appears!
The weight is shown with the decimal point and expresses, in a clear and simple way, a number that is not whole.

Practice Decimal Fractions' Meaning

Examples with solutions for Decimal Fractions' Meaning

Exercise #1

Determines the correct position of the number 1.4 1.4 on the number axis

0.20.20.21111.81.81.8

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Step-by-Step Solution

The number line forms a kind of track, on which there are lines (marks), each representing a number in ascending order,

The numbers go from left to right, meaning on the left side there is always a smaller number, and on the right a larger one.

The spaces between the marks are always fixed, so if we count the "steps" between the numbers we know,

for example between 0.2 and 1, we can see that it's four steps, meaning between each line there is a jump of 0.2.

The question we are being asked is where on the line is 1.4, therefore, we can start from the line that represents the number 1,

and move from it enough steps until we reach 1.4. In this case, it's two steps.

Answer

0.20.20.21111.81.81.81.41.41.4

Exercise #2

What is the hundredth?

0.96

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6

Exercise #3

What is the number of the ones?

0.07

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0

Exercise #4

What is the number of the ones?

0.4

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0

Exercise #5

What is the number of the ones?

0.73

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0

Exercise #6

What is the number of the ones?

0.81

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0

Exercise #7

What is the number of the tenths?

0.96

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9

Exercise #8

What is the number of the tenths?

1.3

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3

Exercise #9

What is the hundredth?

1.23

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3

Exercise #10

What is the number of hundredths?

6.23

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3

Exercise #11

What is the thousandth?

2.351

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1

Exercise #12

Which digit represents thousandths in the following number?

1.123

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3

Exercise #13

Determines the correct position of the number 0.19 0.19 on the number axis

0.20.20.20.30.30.3

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Answer

0.20.20.20.30.30.30.190.190.19

Exercise #14

Determines the correct position of the number 0.23 0.23 on the number axis

0.20.20.20.30.30.3

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0.20.20.20.30.30.30.230.230.23

Exercise #15

Determines the correct position of the number 0.2 0.2 on the number axis

0.10.10.10.90.90.9

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Answer

0.10.10.10.90.90.90.20.20.2