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GCSE Mathematics · key term
One of ten equal parts of a whole; the first place to the right of the decimal point.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification N2 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Revise: Place Value and Decimal CalculationsThe decimal point is a separator, not a place-value column. It separates whole units from parts of a unit: the units and tenths positions are adjacent, with the point between them. To its right are tenths, then hundredths, thousandths and ten-thousandths.
Specification N2 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
One of ten equal parts of a whole, written as 0.1.
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Moving one place left makes that place worth ten times as much; moving one place right makes it worth one tenth as much. In 4,376, the 3 means three hundreds, or 300. The decimal point separates the ones from the tenths: in 4,376.052, the 5 means five hundredths, or 0.05.