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Decimal place value review

Review decimal place value, and try some practice problems.

Place value chart

The number 87, point, 654 can be placed on a place value chart as follows:
TensOnes.TenthsHundredthsThousandths
87point654

Decimal place value

The first digit after the decimal represents the tenths place. The next digit after the decimal represents the hundredths place. The remaining digits continue to fill in the place values until there are no digits left.
Example: 0, point, 81
The number 0, point, start color #11accd, 8, end color #11accd, start color #1fab54, 1, end color #1fab54 is made up of start color #11accd, 8, end color #11accd tenths and start color #1fab54, 1, end color #1fab54 hundredth.
We can also write this as:
0, point, start color #11accd, 8, end color #11accd, start color #1fab54, 1, end color #1fab54, equals, start color #11accd, 0, point, 8, end color #11accd, plus, start color #1fab54, 0, point, 01, end color #1fab54
or
0, point, start color #11accd, 8, end color #11accd, start color #1fab54, 1, end color #1fab54, equals, start color #11accd, start fraction, 8, divided by, 10, end fraction, end color #11accd, plus, start color #1fab54, start fraction, 1, divided by, 100, end fraction, end color #1fab54
Or we can use a place value chart:
Ones.TenthsHundredths
0pointstart color #11accd, 8, end color #11accdstart color #1fab54, 1, end color #1fab54
Want to learn more about decimal place value? Check out this video.
Want to review whole number place value? Check out this article.

Practice

Problem 1
  • Current
The digit start color #1fab54, 9, end color #1fab54 in which number represents a value of 0, point, 009?
Choose 1 answer:

Want to try more problems like this? Check out these exercises:
Decimal place value names
Value of a decimal digit

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