If you split the number one into ten parts
That's where the decimal place values start
The values less than one, they're quite small
Like zero point one, which is a decimal, y'all
This number as a fraction is one over ten
And zero point one is its decimal equivalent
Fractions over ten, one hundred, one thousand and on
Are all decimal numbers, it's a phenomenon
Decimals are fractions just with different names
They each have a value that's exactly the same
Whole numbers to the left, decimals to the right
They get smaller and smaller til' they're barely in sight
Like whole numbers can get big, decimals can get small
If you know place value, you can imagine them all
On a place value chart, you'll see a pattern starts
If you split one tenth into ten equal parts
This new value is one hundredth and in every case
One hundred hundredths equals one whole in the ones place
When any denominator is a power of ten
That fraction can be written as its decimal equivalent
Whole numbers to the left, decimals to the right
They get smaller and smaller til' they're barely in sight
Like whole numbers can get big, decimals can get small
If you know place value, you can imagine them all
We've got the tenths, the hundredths, the thousandths and more
Let's imagine a number line to further explore
You see, there's a special line between zero and one
Where you'll find decimal numbers, and every fraction
Between zero and one, make ten intervals
These are tenths written as fractions or decimals
When counting by tenths, after you get to nine
The tenth tenth makes one whole on the number line
Let's see what happens as the place value decreases
And one tenth is divided into ten equal pieces
We get a hundredth written as point zero one
And ten of these make a tenth but we're not done
Every ten hundredths makes another tenth on the chart
Then something special happens at the ninety-ninth equal part
Because at ninety-nine hundredths, we're one hundredth away
From one whole, or one hundred hundredths, you could say
Whole numbers to the left, decimals to the right
They get smaller and smaller til' they're barely in sight
Like whole numbers can get big, decimals can get small
If you know place value, you can imagine them all