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Grade 5 Math · Problem type
Decimals to thousandths
Use this for “What is the value of the 3 in 4.263?”
Chart
ones
0
.
tenths
0
hundredths
0
thousandths
3
3 thousandths.
1 hundredth = 10 thousandths.
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Digit
×
Its place
=
Value of the digit
Formulas
3 × 0.001 = 0.003
Digit × its place = value of the digit
Assumptions
•
A digit’s value is the digit times its place.
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After the point: tenths (1/10), hundredths (1/100), thousandths (1/1,000).
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Each place is 10 times the place to its right.
Step-by-step
WE KNOW
Digit: 3
Its place: 0.001
FIND
value of the digit
Step 1 · Find value of the digit
3 × 0.001 = ?
Digit × its place = value of the digit
The digit is in the thousandths place.
3
thousandths
=
3
×
1
1,000
=
0.003
Value of the digit = 0.003
Check
Put the numbers back in. Both sides should match.
3 × 0.001 = 0.003 ✓
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