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source: ncert
topic: arithmetic
class_level: class_6
chapter: ch8
difficulty: beginner
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Class 6 | Ch8: Decimals
Place value: 45.378 → 4=tens, 5=ones, 3=tenths, 7=hundredths, 8=thousandths.
Conversion: 0.375=375/1000=3/8. Fraction to decimal: divide (3/4=0.75).
Multiplication: count total decimal places. 3.25×1.4=325×14/1000=4550/1000=4.55.
Division by decimal: multiply both to remove decimal. 8.64÷0.6=86.4÷6=14.4.
Comparison: compare whole part, then tenths, then hundredths.
Always align decimal points during addition and subtraction.
0.5×0.5=0.25 (not 0.025). Count 1+1=2 decimal places.