Decimal place value

Decimals Student's Name Affiliation Course Instructor Date Teaching Decimal Place Value in Class Decimals are used to express parts of a whole; hence, the class will better understand decimals if they have good background information on whole numbers, including units, tens, and hundreds, among others. In the class, I will revisit the concept of whole numbers before introducing decimals using simple examples. For example, in the number 42.75, "42" is the whole number part, and ".75" is the decimal part. After this, I will revisit the concept of place value in whole numbers and then connect it to the decimal part. I will explain that each digit in a decimal has a specific value, and in the number 42.75, 7 is in the tenth place, and 5 is in the hundredth place. As the class progresses, I will use real-life examples like $0.5 to represent half a dollar. I will also use a table to illustrate the concept of place value in decimals. ...