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Place Values and Decimals

T1_LO1 · lo-yr9-place-values-and-decimals

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Key idea:

A digit's value depends on its place. The same digit can mean very different amounts in different positions.

Steps

  1. Look at the digit you care about.

  1. Name its place: ones, tens, tenths, hundredths, and so on.

  1. Write its value, not just the digit.

  1. Compare left to right.

Place-value reminder

  • In $347$, the $4$ means $40$.

  • In $5.3$, the $3$ means $0.3$.

  • In $2.74$, the $7$ means $0.7$.

  • In $2.74$, the $4$ means $0.04$.

Common mistake

Saying the value is just the digit. In $862$, the digit is $6$, but its value is $60$. In $2.74$, the digit is $7$, but its value is $0.7$.

Try these
  1. What is the value of the $4$ in $347$?

  2. What is the value of the $5$ in $5.3$?

  3. What is the value of the $4$ in $3.48$?

Example 1: value of a digit

Find the value of the $6$ in $862$.$$ 862 = 800 + 60 + 2 $$So the value of the $6$ is $60$.

Example 2: decimal place value

Find the value of the $7$ in $2.74$.$$ 2.74 = 2 + 0.7 + 0.04 $$So the value of the $7$ is $0.7$.

Try these
  1. Find the value of the $9$ in $291$.

  2. Find the value of the $6$ in $4.63$.

  3. Find the value of the $2$ in $8.205$.

Comparing numbers

\small When two numbers have the same whole-number part, compare the decimal places next.\normalsize

Example 3: compare decimals

Which is greater: $0.8$ or $0.08$?$$ 0.8 = 8 tenths $$$$ 0.08 = 8 hundredths $$A tenth is bigger than a hundredth, so $0.8 > 0.08$.

Example 4: order numbers

Order $3.2, 2.9, 3.02$ from smallest to largest.$$ 2.9 < 3.02 < 3.2 $$So the order is $2.9, 3.02, 3.2$.

Common mistake

Thinking more digits means a bigger decimal. For example, $0.08$ is not bigger than $0.8$. It is smaller because 8 hundredths is less than 8 tenths.

Partitioning numbers

\small Split a number into place-value parts.\normalsize

Example 5: whole number

Partition $407$.$$ 407 = 400 + 0 + 7 $$Usually we write this as $407 = 400 + 7$.

Example 6: decimal number

Partition $3.48$.$$ 3.48 = 3 + 0.4 + 0.08 $$That is 3 ones, 4 tenths, and 8 hundredths.

Try these
  1. Which is greater: $45$ or $54$?

  2. Order from smallest to largest: $0.5, 0.05, 0.15$.

  3. Partition $4.7$.