Stage 3 · Fractions & Decimals

3.5.2 Decimal Places and Counting Units

3.5 Decimals Arrive: Cutting One Step into Ten More

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3.5.2 Decimal Places and Counting Units

Core idea

To the right of the point come tenths, then hundredths, then thousandths — each step right cuts things ten times finer.

Module goal. Extend decimals from splitting into ten equal parts, understand that a decimal is really a base-ten fraction, and master place value, reading and writing, comparing, and converting across places.
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