Decimals Help Topics - Student Copy

The introduction to decimals can be intimidating and confusing for many students. A solid foundation for understanding percents is essential for learning more advanced mathematics.

Fortunately, experienced classroom math teachers have created these Help Topics for truly targeted instruction!

A vocabulary list and definitions are found at the beginning of the book. Every topic item is introduced and explained in great detail. Topic introduction is followed by multiple examples clearly demonstrating the correct methods using step-by-step instructions leading to the correct answer.  Multiple examples serves students the best opportunity to apply their newly gained knowledge to open ended problems.

A chapter review is found at the end of the book to measure proficiency from each topic.

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Table of Contents

 Intro. Decimal Vocabulary

 pages. 1 - 2 What is a Decimal?

 pages 3 - 6 Reading Decimals

 Pages 7 – 11 Writing Decimals

 Pages 12 – 17 Comparing Decimals

 Pages 18 – 20 Adding Decimals

 Pages 21 – 23 Subtracting Decimals Help

 Pages 24 – 26 Multiplication of Decimals

 Pages 27 – 29 Multiplication of Decimals - Power of Ten (10, 100, 1000)

 Pages 30 – 36 Division of Decimals by Whole Numbers & Decimals

 Pages 37 – 39 Division of Decimals - Power of Ten

 Pages 40 – 43 Changing & Writing Decimals as Fractions

 Pages 44 – 46 Writing Repeating Decimals as Fractions

 Pages 47 – 48 Rounding Facts

 Pages 49 – 51 Estimation: Rounding Decimals

 Pages 52 – 55 Solving problems with Decimals

 Page 56 Review: Vocabulary

 Decimals Chapter Review