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Brush‐up on Decimals and Significant Figures
Author(s) -
Rieman John
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1980.tb00645.x
Subject(s) - decimal , multiplication (music) , division (mathematics) , arithmetic , subtraction , mathematics , mathematics education , combinatorics
This portion of “Math for Operators” explains how decimals are related to fractions and percent. Decimal places and using decimals for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are covered. Significant figures are defined, and examples of how they are used are presented.