Decimal concept of hundredths

Teaching Transcript

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What decimal number is represented by this picture?

If we first look at the picture as a fraction, we can see that we have 7 full rows of 10, plus 6 individual squares shaded out of 10 rows of 10, or 100 equal parts

So the picture represents the fraction of 76 out of 100, or 76 hundredths.

The second place after the decimal is the hundredths place, so 76 hundredths is zero point 7 6

The skill taught is how to convert a visual representation of a fraction into a decimal in hundredths. The concept explains recognizing and counting shaded parts in a grid of 100 squares, translating this count into a fraction, and converting that fraction into a decimal.