Reading and Writing Decimals

. 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

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 0. 116 = one hundred sixteen thousandths

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

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 408.0408 Four hundred eight and four hundred eight ten thousandths 1,690.8319 1 thousand six hundred ninety and eight thousand three hundred nineteen ten thousandths

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