Decimals place value
Decimals place value is similar to place value for 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 Decimals place value| Writing decimals in words| Comparing decimals| Rounding decimals| Adding decimals| Subtracting decimals| Decimals to fractions| Fractions to decimals| Home page 
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