Decimal concept of tenths

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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 6 parts shaded out of 10 equal parts

So the picture represents the fraction of 6 tenths.

The first place after the decimal is the tenths place, so 6 tenths is zero point 6

Concept of a decimal in tenths from a picture