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Strong understanding of decimals place value!As you study this lesson, you will discover that decimals place value is similar to place value of 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 Still struggling with fractions? Get rid of your fears and frustrations once and for all! Buy my ebook. It offers a thorough coverage of fractions! Need a Quick Answer to your Basic Mathematics Problems? Get an answer in 10 minutes or less from a math expert! Justanswer features top-notch math experts handpicked by personnel after they have taken and passed a rigourous math test and after their credentials have been verified by a third party
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