Speaker: Not all numbers are whole numbers. Decimals are numbers that are between two whole numbers. So 1.4 is between 1 and 2. A decimal that starts with a 0 before the decimal point is less than 1.

While desktop computers have tons of computing power and storage, some small CPUs don’t have a lot of space to store things. What’s more is some CPUs don’t do multiplication and division very well.

Most numbers used in business are based on 10 – commonly known as the decimal system. One dollar is $1.00 and a half-dollar is $0.50. Time, of course, is an exception because it's based on 12. The day ...

The leading zero before a decimal point assists users in recognizing decimal numbers less than one. Without the leading zero a cursory look at a series of digits could easily overlook the small ...