1.4.10

Decimal Place Value

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Place Value

When a number is written out in digits each number stands for a different value depending on what position it takes in the number. For example in the number 637.915:

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Tenths

  • The 9 stands for 0.9.
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Hundredths

The 1 stands for 0.01.

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Thousandths

The 5 stands for 0.005.

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1Number

1.1Place Value

1.2Factors & Multiples

1.3Operations

1.4Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

1.5Growth & Decay

1.6Measurements & Units

1.7Accuracy

2Algebra

3Ratio, Proportion & Rates of Change

4Geometry & Measures

5Probability

6Statistics

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