DECIMAL PLACE VALUE

Understand tenths, hundredths, and how each digit's position determines its value.

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CS.N.4.10·Introducing the decimal number(IV)CS.N.5.3·Operations with decimal numbers(V)

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TENTHS, HUNDREDTHS, THOUSANDTHS

Just as whole numbers have ones, tens, and hundreds places, decimals have tenths (first digit after the point), hundredths (second digit), and thousandths (third digit). In 3.47, the 4 means 4 tenths and the 7 means 7 hundredths.

1

3

0.1

4

0.01

7

3.47

13 ones

24 tenths

37 hundredths

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Place value mats with columns for ones, tenths, hundredths make the structure visible and concrete.

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