Place Value

and
Value of Digits
of a Whole
Number
 A decimal is a number with one or more digits to the
right of the decimal point. A decimal contains a decimal point,
which separates the whole number from a part of a whole. It
read as “and”.
 Hundreds

Tens

0
0
0
Ones
Study the table:

.
.
Decimal

.
point
0
2
0

Tenths
0
9

Hundredths
0
5

Thousandths

Ten
0

Thousandths
3

Hundred
Thousandths
3

Millionths
 Hundreds

Tens

5
Ones

. Decimal
point
7

Tenths
4

Hundredths
9

Thousandths

Ten
8

Thousandths
6

Hundred
Thousandths
3

Millionths
In 5. 749863, we have the following:

• The place value of digit 5 is ones.

• The place value of digit 7 is tenths.
• The place value of digit 4 is hundredths.
• The place value of digit 9 is thousandths.
• The place value of digit 8 is ten thousandths
• The place value of digit 6 is hundred thousandths
• The place value of digit 3 is millionths.
 Hundreds

Tens

5
Ones

. Decimal
point
7

Tenths
4

Hundredths
9

Thousandths

Ten
8

Thousandths
6

Hundred
Thousandths
3

Millionths
In 5. 749863, we have the following:

• The value of digit 5 is 5.

• The value of digit 7 is 0.7.
• The value of digit 4 is 0.04.
• The value of digit 9 is 0.009.
• The value of digit 8 is 0.0008.
• The value of digit 6 is 0.00006.
• The value of digit 3 is 0.000003.
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A.
tenths
_______________1. ) 10. 788609
millionths
_______________6. ) 3.768966

thousandths hundred thousandths

_______________2 ) 25.988778 _______________7 ) 17.655789

hundredths ten thousandths

_______________8) 5.765549
_______________3) 80.652870

tens hundred thousandths

_______________9. ) 39.766295
_______________4. ) 21.654804

thousandths thousandths
_______________5. ) 11.389501 _______________10. ) 6.554811
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B.
3
_______________1. ) 23,877589
0.0009
_______________6. ) 113.887928

0.09 0.8
_______________2 ) 57.992889 _______________7 ) 12.876908

0.00005 80
_______________8) 80.125482
_______________3) 29.887258

0.02 0.000003
_______________9. ) 12.667483
_______________4. ) 14.821082

0.006 0.00006
_______________5. ) 123.756208 _______________10. ) 67.892360
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Decimals Place Value Value

1.) 0.642 tenths 0.6
2.) 4.836 thousandths 0.006
3.) 35.9226 tenths 0.0006
4.) 67.00218 tens 60
5.) 0.903856 millionths 0.000006
6.) 6.28741 ones 6
7.) 0.41936 hundred thousandths 0.00006
8.) 15.62790 0.6
tenths
9.) 843.1460
thousandths 0.006
10) 58.264793 hundredths 0.06