Decimal Place Value Math Example 5

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Example 5

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

Solution

  1. 1
    Compare by place value: 0.8 = 0.800, 0.08 = 0.080, 0.80 = 0.800, 0.008.
  2. 2
    Order: 0.008 < 0.08 < 0.8 = 0.80.
  3. 3
    Note: 0.8 and 0.80 are equal.

Answer

0.008 < 0.08 < 0.8 = 0.80
Line up decimal places to compare. 0.8 and 0.80 are equivalent (8 tenths). 0.08 is 8 hundredths, and 0.008 is 8 thousandths.

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 1 easy

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

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?

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