What is decimal — lesson. Mathematics CBSE, Class 6.

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1. Rohit said to his father, "The cost of petrol is

$₹ 80.50$ today. It is

$₹ 2.30$ more than yesterday's cost".

2. I want to reduce my weight, which is

$55.4$

$kg$ .

3. The price of

$5$ litre oil is

$₹ 525.50$ .

Many sentences like these, we use in our daily life.

Do you know what numbers are $80.50$ and $2.30$ ?

These numbers are called decimal numbers.

A decimal number consists of two parts; a whole number part and a decimal part.

These parts are separated by a little dot or point (.) known as a decimal point.

The left side of the decimal point is known as the whole number part.

The right side of the decimal point is known as the decimal part.

$580.94$

$580$ is a whole number part, and

$.94$ is a decimal part.

$64.508$

$64$ is a whole number part, and

$.508$ is a decimal part.

$2.07$

$2$ is a whole number part, and

$.07$ is a decimal part.

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1. What is decimal