1. Lesson 1-2

2.  Read the number before the decimal point.  Say “ and ” when you get to the decimal.  Read the number after the decimal.  Say the name of the place that the decimal ends in.

3. 8,243.67 Eight thousand, two hundred forty-three andsixty-sevenhundredths

4.  Write the number that appears before the decimal point in expanded form.  For decimals, place a zero in the ones place.  Also, substitute zeroes for all spaces after the decimal point that come before the digit that you are working with.

5. Remember, deal with the number before the decimal first. 10 + 3 Then, do the decimal part. 0.060.3+++0.001

6.  Read everything that comes before the word “ and. ” Write that number down.  Place a decimal point at the word “ and. ”  Read the last word of the sentence to see how many decimal places you need.  Fill in the decimal places with your number. Fill in as far to the right as possible, and use zeroes to fill any empty spaces.

7. 206. The word “ten-thousandths” indicates that we need four decimal places. __ __ 5 4 0 When we clean it up, the answer is 206.0054