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What is decimal
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Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

What is a decimal number?  

In algebra, a decimal number can be defined as a number whose  part and the fractional part is separated by a decimal point. The dot in a decimal number is called a . The digits following the decimal point show a value smaller than one.  

 

 

 

Here's an example of a decimal number 17.48, in which 17 is the whole number, while 48 is the decimal part.

Decimals are based on the preceding . Thus, as we move from left to right, the place value of digits gets divided by 10, meaning the decimal place value determines the tenths, hundredths and thousandths. A tenth means one tenth or 1/10. In decimal form, it is 0.1. Hundredth means 1/100. In decimal form, it is 0.01.

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Answer 2

A decimal is

Relating or denoting a system of numbers

and arithmetic based on the number ten,tenth parts, and powers of ten.