As you study this lesson, you will discover that decimals place value is similar to place value of whole numbers.
Study the following diagram carefully. You should see some similarity with place value for whole numbers
The place value for 4 is the tenths.
Note that 1 tenth = 0.1 or 1/10, so 4 tenths means 4 × .1 or 0.4
Note also that the place value for 2 is the thousandths
1 thousandth = 0.001 or 1/1000, so 2 thousandths = 2 × 0.001 = 0.002
Examples:
Find the name of the place for each underlined digit
756.45
4 is in the tenths place
6214.265
5 is in the thousandths place
32564.10477
0 is in the hundredths place
Study the following diagram carefully. You should see some similarity with place value for whole numbers
The place value for 4 is the tenths.
Note that 1 tenth = 0.1 or 1/10, so 4 tenths means 4 × .1 or 0.4
Note also that the place value for 2 is the thousandths
1 thousandth = 0.001 or 1/1000, so 2 thousandths = 2 × 0.001 = 0.002
Examples:
Find the name of the place for each underlined digit
756.45
4 is in the tenths place
6214.265
5 is in the thousandths place
32564.10477
0 is in the hundredths place
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