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24 ARITHMETIC.
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93.0 1 1 = Ninety-three, and one hundred one ten'thousaadtha
In reading decimals, read the number just as you would if
there were no ciphers before it. Then count from the decimal
point towards the right, beginning with tenths, to as many
places as there are figures, and the name of the last figure
must be annexed to the previous reading of the figures to
give the decimal reading. Thus, in the first example above,
the simple reading of the figure is eight, and the name of its
position in the decimal scale is hundredths, so that the
decimal reading is eight hundredths. Similarly, the fig-
ures in the fourth example are ordinarily read twejity-seveti ;
the name of the position of the figure 7 in the decimal scale
is millionths, giving, therefore, the decimal reading as
tivetity-seven millionths.
If there should be a whole number before the decimal
point, read it as you would read any whole number, and
read the decimal as you would if the whole number were
not there; or, read the whole number and then say, "and "
so many hundredths, thousandths, or whatever it may be,
as "ninety-three, and one hundred one ten thousandths. "
(52) See Art. 139.
(53) See Art. 153.
(54) See Art. 160.
(55) A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a
unit, and is expressed by a numerator and a denominator,
while a decimal fraction is a number of tentJis, hundredths,
thousandths, etc., of a unit, and is expressed by placing a
period (.), called a decimal point, to the left of the figures
of the number, and omitting the denominator.
(56) See Art. 165.