Chapter 3 Key Terms

Question	Answer
Decimals	Numbers written to the right of a decimal point, 69
Decimal Point	Center of the decimal system—located between units and tenths. Numbers to left are whole numbers; to the right are decimal numbers
Rounding Decimals	Reducing the number of decimals to an indicated position, such as 59.59 rounded to 59.6 to the nearest tenth
Repeating Decimal	Decimal numbers that repeat themselves continuously and thus do not end
Decimal Fraction	Decimal representing a fraction; the denominator has a power of 10
Pure Decimal	Has no whole number(s) to the left of the decimal point, such as .45
Mixed Decimal	Combination of a whole number and decimal, such as 59.8, 810.85

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