Decimals Class 6 Notes Maths Chapter 8

Students can go through AP 6th Class Maths Notes Chapter 8 Decimals to understand and remember the concepts easily.

Class 6 Maths Chapter 8 Notes Decimals

→ Fractions with denominators 10, 100, 1000, and 10000 etc., can be represented as decimal fractions. These fractions are called decimal fractions.
Ex : \(\frac{9}{10}\), \(\frac{27}{10}\), \(\frac{8}{100}\), \(\frac{89}{1000}\), \(\frac{247}{10000}\)

→ If a whole number is divided into 10 equal parts, then each part is called one-tenth of a unit and written as \(\frac{1}{10}\) and 0.1 in decimal notation.

Decimals Class 6 Notes Maths Chapter 8

→ If a whole number divided into 100 equal parts, then each part is called one-hundredth of a unit and written as \(\frac{1}{100}\) and 0.01 in decimal notation.

→ Every decimal can be written as a fraction.

→ Any two decimal numbers can be compared among themselves. The comparison can start with the whole part. If the whole parts are equal, then the tenth parts can be compared and so on.
Ex: i) 3.75 < 4.83 ii) 3.75 < 3.96 iii) 3.75 < 3.78

→ Decimals are used in many ways in our lives. For example, in representing units of money, length and weight.

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