Question

The place value of 3 in 4.375 is ____________

• A. 3
• B. 30
• C. $\frac{3}{10}$
• D. $\frac{3}{1000}$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$\frac{3}{10}$

The given number $4.375$ can be rewritten as:

$4+0.3+0.07+0.005$

In the above addition, we have the following places for each of the number:

$4$ is in the ones place

$3$ is in the one-tenth place

$7$ is in the one-hundredth place

$5$ is in the one-thousandth place

Since, $3$ is in the one-tenth place, therefore, the place value of $3$ is $\frac{3}{10}$.

Hence, the place value of $3$ in $4.375$ is $\frac{3}{10}$.