Question

Write the place value of $2$ in the following decimal numbers: (i) $2.56$ (ii) $21.37$ (iii) $10.25$ (iv) $9.42$ (v) $63.352$

Answer 1

Step (i). Write the Place value of $2$ in $2.56$.

Place value of $2$ is as follows:

$2\times 1=2$

Hence, place value of $2$ is ones.

Step (ii). Write the Place value of $2$ in $21.37$.

Place value of $2$ is as follows:

$2\times 10=20$

Hence, place value of $2$ is tens.

Step (iii). Write the Place value of $2$ in $10.25$.

Place value of $2$ is as follows:

$0.2=2\times \frac{1}{10}$

Hence, place value of $2$ is tenths.

Step (iv). Write the Place value of $2$ in $9.42$.

Place value of $2$ is as follows:

$0.02=2\times \frac{1}{100}$

Hence, place value of $2$ is hundredths.

Step (v). Write the Place value of $2$ in $63.352$.

Place value of $2$ is as follows:

$0.002=2\times \frac{1}{1000}$

Hence, place value of $2$ is thousandths.

Hence,

(i) The Place value of $2$ in $2.56$ is ones.

(ii) The Place value of $2$ in $21.37$ is tens

(ii) The Place value of $2$ in $10.25$ is tenths.

(iv) The Place value of $2$ in $9.42$ is hundredths.

(v) The Place value of $2$ in $63.352$ is thousandths.