Decimal Place Value Math Example 1

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Example 1

easy
In the number 4.73, identify the value of each digit.

Solution

  1. 1
    4 is in the ones place: value = 4.
  2. 2
    7 is in the tenths place: value = \(\frac{7}{10} = 0.7\).
  3. 3
    3 is in the hundredths place: value = \(\frac{3}{100} = 0.03\).
  4. 4
    Total: \(4 + 0.7 + 0.03 = 4.73\).

Answer

4 ones, 7 tenths, 3 hundredths
Place value tells us what a digit is worth. Moving right of the decimal point: tenths (÷10), hundredths (÷100), thousandths (÷1000), etc.

About Decimal Place Value

The value assigned to each digit's position to the right of the decimal point: the first position is tenths (110\frac{1}{10}), the second is hundredths (1100\frac{1}{100}), the third is thousandths (11000\frac{1}{1000}), and so on.

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More Decimal Place Value Examples

Example 2 medium

Write 3 hundredths, 5 tenths, and 2 ones as a single decimal number.

Example 3 medium

In the number [formula], what is the place value of the digit 3?

Example 4 easy

What is the value of the digit 6 in the number 1.63?

Example 5 medium

Order these decimals from least to greatest: 0.8, 0.08, 0.80, 0.008.

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