{"id":288,"date":"2023-03-19T09:14:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T09:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/sspsmathsguide\/?page_id=288"},"modified":"2023-03-19T09:14:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T09:14:52","slug":"decimal-fractions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/sspsmathsguide\/decimal-fractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Decimal Fractions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Decimal fractions<\/strong>, often referred to simply as decimals<\/strong>, are numbers with a decimal point<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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The digits to the LEFT of the decimal point refer to the whole number.<\/p>\n

The digits to the RIGHT of the decimal point refer to the fraction, or part of the whole number.<\/p>\n

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The number\u00a024.68\u00a0<\/strong>(read “twenty four point six eight) means that there are two tens and four ones making the\u00a024<\/strong>, and 6 tenths and 8 hundredths (or 68 hundredths of a whole number).<\/p>\n

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When calculating using decimal fractions, it is crucial to keep the decimal points in a straight vertical line. For example:<\/p>\n

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Decimal fractions are often introduced during First Level as part of learning about the context of Money. As pupils move into second level, their learning of decimal fractions in a range of other contexts is explored.<\/p>\n

CURRICULUM LINK:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I can use money to pay
\nfor items and can work
\nout how much change
\nI should receive.
\nMNU 1-09a<\/p>\n

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I have extended the range
\nof whole numbers I can
\nwork with and having
\nexplored how decimal
\nfractions are constructed,
\ncan explain the link
\nbetween a digit, its
\nplace and its value.<\/p>\n

MNU 2-02a<\/p>\n

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Decimal fractions, often referred to simply as decimals, are numbers with a decimal point.   The digits to the LEFT of the decimal point refer to the whole number. The digits to the RIGHT of the decimal point refer to the fraction, or part of the whole number. The number\u00a024.68\u00a0(read “twenty four point six eight) … Continue reading Decimal Fractions<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3794,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-288","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/sspsmathsguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/sspsmathsguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/sspsmathsguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/sspsmathsguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3794"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/sspsmathsguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/sspsmathsguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":291,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/sspsmathsguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288\/revisions\/291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/sspsmathsguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}