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.
- 001 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 - Data processing Computer science
796.3 - Athletics, outdoor sports & games
500 - Natural sciences & mathematics
821 - English poetry
993.1 - New zealand history
At what Dewey Decimal number would you find the following subjects:
Myths and Legends? - 753
Fashion? - 687
Inventions? - 608
Birds? - 598
Fairy tales? - 398
