Place+Value

Each digit of a number is in a specific place based on its distance from the decimal point and if it's before or after the decimal point. Each place has a specific name called the place value. The image below shows the most commonly used placed values:



**TASK: Write the following decimal on an index card. 6245.237 Label each place value as shown in the example above. Tape the index card inside the front cover of your notebook so you will always have it as a reference.**

It's important to know what digit is in which place value because place value is used for rounding numbers, which we will talk about in the next activity.

**TASK: Identify the digit in the specified place value for each decimal below:**

Ex: 1846.93761 What digit is in the tenths place? 9 is in the tenths place.

1. Based on the decimal 249234.120398:

a) What digit is in the hundreds place? b) What digit is in the hundreths place? c) What digit is in the ones place?

2. Based on the decimal -583.43593846:

a) What digit is in the tens place? b) What digit is in the tenths place? c) What digit is in the hundreths place?