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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Nine Tenths of a Whole Number

Introduction to nine tenths of a whole number:

Decimals are a technique of writing fractional numbers devoid of writing a fraction containing a numerator and denominator. The fraction `9/10` should be written as the decimal 0.9 .The decimal point shows that it is a decimal. The decimal 0.9 possibly will be pronounced as nine tenths. In this article we shall discuss nine tenths of a whole number.

Nine Tenths of a Whole Number :

9 tenths means how many tenths in 9.We can write 9 tenths as follows:

9 tenths =` 9 xx (1/10)`

= `9/10`

= 0.9

Therefore 9 tenths can be written as 0.9 in decimal.

Let us take a whole number 10.

We are going to calculate the nine tenths of a whole number.

We have to multiply the whole number 10 by 0.9

That is, `10 xx 0.9` = 9.

Therefore  9 tenths of a whole number 10 is equal to 9. Please express your views of this topic greatest common denominator by commenting on blog

Example Problems for Nine Tenths of a Whole Number:

Example 1:

Find 9 tenths of a whole number 100

Solution:

The given whole number is 100.

We are going to calculate the nine tenths of a whole number 100.

We know that nine tenths is equal to 0.9

We have to multiply the whole number 100 by 0.9

That is, 100 x 0.9 = 90.

Therefore  9 tenths of a whole number 100 is equal to 90.

Example 2:

Find 9 tenths of a whole number 50

Solution:

The given whole number is 50.

We are going to calculate the nine tenths of a whole number 50.

We know that nine tenths is equal to 0.9

We have to multiply the whole number 50 by 0.9

That is, 50 x 0.9 = 45.

Therefore  9 tenths of a whole number 50 is equal to 45.

Example 3:

Find 9 tenths of a whole number 110

Solution:

The given whole number is 110.

We are going to calculate the nine tenths of a whole number 110.

We know that nine tenths is equal to 0.9

We have to multiply the whole number 110 by 0.9

That is, 110 x 0.9 = 99.

Therefore  9 tenths of a whole number 110 is equal to 99.

Example 4:

Find 9 tenths of a whole number 11

Solution:

The given whole number is 11.

We are going to calculate the nine tenths of a whole number 11.

We know that nine tenths is equal to 0.9

We have to multiply the whole number 11 by 0.9

That is, 11 x 0.9 = 9.9.

Therefore  9 tenths of a whole number 11 is equal to 9.9