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.
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Concept of a decimal in hundredths from a picture
Test your understanding of decimal concept of hundredths by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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What decimal number is represented by this picture?
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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
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So the picture represents the fraction of 76 out of 100, or 76 hundredths.
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The second place after the decimal is the hundredths place, so 76 hundredths is zero point 7 6