A decimal is any number in the base-ten system, representing values after the decimal point. Place value determines the worth of each digit based on its position, starting from tenths to ten thousandths. The document explains the significance of place value in understanding decimals.

1. o A decimal is any number in the base-ten number system.
o Decimals are the numbers after the decimal point in a
given number.
o A decimal can have any number of decimal places to
the right of the decimal point.
o Place value can be defined as the value represented by
a digit in a number on the basis of its position in the number.
o The place value of the decimal starts with the tenths,
hundredths, thousandths, ten thousandths so on...
o The value refers to the worth of each digit depending on
where it lies in the number.
Place value and the value of a digit of a given
number through ten thousandths.