Decimals
Savita and Shama were going to market to buy some stationary items. Savita said, “I have ₹ 5 and 75 paise”. Shama said, “I have ₹ 7 and 50 paise".
They knew how to write rupees and paise using decimals. So Savita said, " I have ₹
Have they written correctly?
We know that the dot represents a
In this chapter, we will learn more about working with decimals.
Place Value in Decimal Number
Can you tell which is greater, 0.07 or 0.1?
Take two pieces of square papers of the same size. Divide them into 100 equal parts.
For 0.07 we have to shade
0.07 =
Now, 0.1 =
So, for 0.1, shade
0.1 =
This means 0.1
Let us now compare the numbers 32.55 and 32.5.
In this case , we first compare the whole part. We see that the whole part for both the numbers is
We know that the two numbers are
So, we now compare the tenth part. We find that for 32.55 and 32.5, the tenth part is also
We find, 32.55 = 32 +
Therefore, 32.55
1.Which is greater?
(a) 1 or 0.99
1 =
0.99 =
Therefore, 1
The whole part of 1 is
(b) 1.09 or 1.093
1.09 =
1.093 =
Therefore, 1.093
In this case, the two numbers have same parts upto hundredth. But the thousandths part of 1.093 is