Decimal Place Value

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What is decimal place value?

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Decimal place value refers to the value of a digit based on its position in a decimal number. Each position represents a power of ten.

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What is the standard form of a decimal number?

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The standard form of a decimal number is the way we write it using digits, such as 3.614.

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What is the word form of the decimal 0.9?

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Nine tenths.

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What is the hundredths place in a decimal number?

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The hundredths place is the second digit to the right of the decimal point.

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What is the expanded form of the decimal 0.824?

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(1/10 x 8) + (1/100 x 2) + (1/1,000 x 4).

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What does the digit 5 represent in the decimal 0.257?

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Five hundredths.

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How do you convert a decimal to a fraction?

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To convert a decimal to a fraction, write the decimal over its place value and simplify.

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What is the value of the digit in the tenths place in the number 4.56?

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The value is 5 tenths or 0.5.

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How do you read the decimal 0.375 in word form?

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Three hundred seventy-five thousandths.

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What is the difference between a proper fraction and an improper fraction?

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A proper fraction has a numerator smaller than the denominator, while an improper fraction has a numerator larger than or equal to the denominator.