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Thursday 23 July 2015

Decimals

Decimals Non-fiction books are arranged on the shelves numerically. The books are given a decimal number according to their subject. Try putting these numbers in order. 1.011 2.362 3.500 4.593.9 5.610 6.629.2 7.737.5 8.745.5 9.808.8 10.994 Look through the non-fiction shelves in the library. What subjects do you find at these numbers. .004 .500 .196.3 .821 .993.1 Data processing Computer science,Natural sciences & mathematics ,Modern Western philosophy Spain & Portugal , English poetry, General history of other areas New Zealand At what Dewey Decimal number would you find the following subjects: Myths and Legends?753 Fashion?687 Inventions?608 Birds?598