IWCF UK Branch Distance Learning Programme DRILLING CALCULATIONS

Example

Going back to pizzas, 3 pizzas shared between 4 people means each person gets:
3 4 = 0.75 pizzas
or
Units
0

tenths
.
7

hundredths
5

So each person would get 7 tenths and 5 hundredths (or 75 hundredths) of a pizza.

Example What decimal numbers mean

6.2 means 6 units and 2 tenths of a unit
Units
6

tenths
.
2

0.04 means 0 units, 0 tenths, 4 hundredths

Units
0

tenths
.
0

hundredths
4

0.728 means 0 units, 7 tenths, 2 hundredths, 8 thousandths

Units
0

Part 1 Section 4

tenths
7

hundredths
2

thousandths
8

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