1. Reading and Writing Decimals

2. . Decimal Place Value 10 1 0.1 0.01 0.001 thousandths hundredths
tens
ones .
tenths
hundredths
thousandths 10 1
0.1
0.01
0.001
Fill in Place Value Chart

3. Rule: Reading a Decimal Number less than one
Read the number. Say the place value with a “th” at the end.
0.6 = six tenths
0.28 = twenty eight hundredths
= one hundred sixteen thousandths

4. Rule: Reading a Decimal Number greater than one
Read the whole number to the left of the decimal point and “say” and for the decimal point and follow the steps for reading a decimal number less than one.
1.36 = one and thirty-six hundredths

5. Write out what you would say if you were reading the number out loud.
0.408
Four hundred eight thousandths
0.309
Three hundred nine thousandths
56.432
Fifty six and four hundred thirty two thousandths
Four hundred eight and four hundred eight ten thousandths 1,
1 thousand six hundred ninety and eight thousand three hundred nineteen ten thousandths

6. Write down the following monetary values in number form.
Forty-six dollars and five cents
$46.05
Ninety dollars and ten cents
$90.10
One hundred ten dollars and fifty cents
$110.50
Fourteen dollars and seventy five cents
$14.75
Fifty dollars and six cents
$50.06