There’s really no such number as “point three seven five.” Yet that’s how a lot of students say .375, and a big reason for this is that’s how a lot of teachers say it--including me until I realized ...

If you're using Excel to calculate monetary values, then you only have to worry about two decimal places in your numbers. Aligning your numbers to the right automatically lines up the decimal points ...

A recent discovery of documents dating back to the 15th century in Italy sheds new light on the history of the decimal point, revealing that this key element of mathematics was used much earlier than ...

Multiplying a decimal by a whole number uses the same method as multiplying two whole numbers. a) There were two digits after the decimal point in the question \((4\) and \(3)\), so you must have two ...

I hadn’t used my scientific calculator in a while, but recently had to use it to work through some calculations for an analog-related story. Yes, I could use a suitable app on my PC or smartphone, but ...

It’s so small you might not even notice it, but when it comes to interest repayments, that tiny decimal point in the interest rate you’re paying can cost you thousands more in repayments. So would you ...