This document discusses decimals and how to write fractional numbers without fractions by using a decimal point. It provides examples of fractions written as decimals, such as 7/10 written as 0.7. It also explains place value in decimals, such as the tenths place in 12.135 and the thousandths place in 47.891. Finally, it demonstrates how to read decimals out loud, such as one and thirty-eight hundredths for 1.38 and eight hundred fourteen and eight hundred twenty-three thousandths for 814.823.