1.4 Decimals

• Place value and total value of digits in decimals
• Multiplication of decimals by a whole number
• Multiplication of decimals by a decimal
• Division of decimals by a whole number
• Division of decimals by a decimal
• Decimals in Kenyan real-life situations

• identify the place value and the total value of digits in decimals in real-life
• multiply decimals by a whole number and by a decimal in real-life situations
• divide decimals by a whole number and by a decimal in real-life situations
• recognise the use of decimals in real-life situations

“Where are decimals applicable in real-life?”

“How do you use decimals in daily activities?”

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1. Place value and total value of decimal digits
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   Name tenths, hundredths and thousandths, then find what each digit after the point is worth.
2. Multiply a decimal by a whole number
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Multiply as whole numbers, then place the point so the product keeps the same number of decimal places.
3. Multiply a decimal by a decimal
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Add the decimal places of both factors, multiply the digits, then place the point in the product.
4. Divide a decimal by a whole number
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Keep the decimal point aligned under the dividend, then divide as with whole numbers.
5. Divide a decimal by a decimal
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Multiply dividend and divisor by the same 10, 100 or 1,000 until the divisor is whole, then divide.
6. Decimals in Kenyan daily life
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Choose multiply or divide with fuel litres, market kilograms, M-Pesa amounts and rainfall millimetres.