Question

Write the place value of each digit in each of the following decimals:
(i) 14.83
(ii) 275.269
(iii) 46.075
(iv) 302.459
(v) 5370.34
(vi) 186.209

Answer 1

(i) In 14.83, we have:
Place value of 1 = 1 tens = 10
Place value of 4 = 4 ones = 4
Place value of 8 = 8 tenths = $\frac{8}{10}$
Place value of 3 = 3 hundredths = $\frac{3}{100}$

(ii) In 275.269, we have:
Place value of 2 = 2 hundreds = 200
Place value of 7 = 7 tens = 70
Place value of 5 = 5 ones = 5
Place value of 2 = 2 tenths = $\frac{2}{10}$
Place value of 6 = 6 hundredths = $\frac{6}{100}$
Place value of 9 = 9 thousandths = $\frac{9}{1000}$

(iii) In 46.075, we have:
Place value of 4 = 4 tens = 40
Place value of 6 = 6 ones = 6
Place value of 0 = 0 tenths = $\frac{0}{10}$= 0
Place value of 7 = 7 hundredths = $\frac{7}{100}$
Place value of 5 = 5 thousandths = $\frac{5}{1000}$

(iv) In 302.459, we have:
Place value of 3 = 3 hundreds = 300
Place value of 0 = 0 tens = 0
Place value of 2 = 2 ones = 2
Place value of 4 = 4 tenths = $\frac{4}{10}$
Place value of 5 = 5 hundredths = $\frac{5}{100}$
Place value of 9 = 9 thousandths = $\frac{9}{1000}$

(v) In 5370.34, we have:
Place value of 5 = 5 thousands = 5000
Place value of 3 = 3 hundreds = 300
Place value of 7 = 7 tens = 70
Place value of 0 = 0 ones = 0
Place value of 3 = 3 tenths = $\frac{3}{10}$
Place value of 4 = 4 hundredths = $\frac{4}{100}$

(vi) In 186.209, we have:
Place value of 1 = 1 hundreds = 100
Place value of 8 = 8 tens = 80
Place value of 6 = 6 ones = 6
Place value of 2 = 2 tenths = $\frac{2}{10}$
Place value of 0 = 0 hundredths = 0
Place value of 9 = 9 thousandths = $\frac{9}{1000}$