Arithmetic Grade Four

Lesson One hundred and five: Decimal Place Value

You already know about the names of the places to the left of the decimal. In this lesson we will take a look at the places to the right of the decimal. 

  Let's take a close look at the decimal value 45.67

        HUNDREDS  |   TENS    |    TENTHS    |   HUNDREDTHS
      ------------|-----------|--------------|---------------
                  |           |              |  
           4      |    5      .      6       |       7

  The digit 4 is in the hundreds place.

  The digit 5 is in the tens place

  The digit 6 is in the tenths place

  The digit 7 is in the hundredths place.
The first digit to the right of the decimal point is in the tenths column. The next digit to the right of that is in the hundredths column.

Here's another example: 


  Let's take a close look at the decimal value 51.73

        HUNDREDS  |   TENS    |    TENTHS    |   HUNDREDTHS
      ------------|-----------|--------------|---------------
                  |           |              |  
           5      |    1      .      7       |       3

  The digit 5 is in the hundreds place.

  The digit 1 is in the tens place

  The digit 7 is in the tenths place

  The digit 3 is in the hundredths place.

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