Understanding Decimal Place Values

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1.
In the number , which digit is in the tenths place?
1. a)5
2. b)7
3. c)2
4. d)4
2.
What is the value of the digit in ?
1. a)
2. b)
3. c)
4. d)
3.
What is the place value name for the digit in ?
4.
What is the value of the digit in ?
5.
Which decimal has a in the hundredths place?
1. a)
2. b)
3. c)
4. d)
6.
Write in expanded form
7.
Which digit has a greater value in : the or the ?
8.
What number is represented by ?
1. a)
2. b)
3. c)
4. d)
9.
Compare: Which is greater, or ?
10.
How many times greater is the value of the in than the value of the in ?
11.
A price tag shows €15.79. What is the value of each digit?
12.
If you move the digit from the tenths place to the thousandths place, how does its value change?
1. a)It becomes 100 times smaller
2. b)It stays the same
3. c)It becomes 10 times smaller
4. d)It becomes 10 times greater
13.
Order from least to greatest: , , ,
14.
A runner's time is 12.045 seconds. The judge says the 4 represents 4 hundredths of a second. Is the judge correct? Answer yes or no.
15.
Create a number where the digit 5 appears twice: once with value 0.5 and once with value 0.005
16.
How many hundredths are in ?
17.
Write the decimal that has 2 tens, 4 ones, 0 tenths, 8 hundredths, and 3 thousandths
18.
A scientist measures 0.625 grams. Express this as tenths, hundredths, and thousandths separately.