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G6 - 3.1 Decimal Place Value

3.1 Decimal Place Value

Select the value of the underlined digit.

0.111 Hint: Use this place value chart.

Ones		Tenths	Hundredths	Thousandths
	.

tenths

hundredths

thousandths

ten-thousandths

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Concept

Place value is the position of a digit in a number. It determines the value that the number holds. Each place has a value of 10 times the place to its right.
The decimal point is a dot between digits in a number.
Values to the left of the decimal point are greater than one.
Values to the right of the decimal point are less than one.

Rule

Use the place value chart to determine the value of a digit.

Decimal Place Value Chart
Hundreds	Tens	Ones	Decimal point	Tenths	Hundredths	Thousandths	Ten-thousandths
			.

Example

Select the value of the underlined digit.
195.9770

tenths	hundredths
thousandths	ten-thousandths

Solution

1. The underlined digit is to the right of the decimal point, so it is less than one. It is three places to the right of the decimal point.
Use the decimal place value chart to determine its place value.