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The shaded part is of the whole shape and is written as 0.01.
100
The number 0.01 is obtained by dividing 1 by 100. Other decimals
can be obtained from the diagram. For example;
3
94
12
(a) 100 = 0.03 (b) 100 = 0.12 (c) 100 = 0.94
Example of decimal numbers with more than two decimal places
are:
2 14 127
(a) = 0.002 (b) = 0.014 (c) = 0.127
1000 1000 1000
Numbers with more than one decimal place are read from left
to right. The digits to the left of the decimal point are read as
whole numbers. The digits to the right of the decimal point are
read individually. For example;
128
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