Place Value Review

Place value is the value of a digit based on its position in a number. For example, in the number 345, the digit 3 is in the hundreds place, so it represents 300.

The digit in the tenths place is 5.

1,234 = (1 x 1,000) + (2 x 100) + (3 x 10) + (4 x 1)

The value of the digit 7 is 7.

0.54 is greater than 0.45.

The digit in the hundredths place represents the number of hundredths in a decimal, or how many parts out of 100.

$56.78 = (5 x 10) + (6 x 1) + (7 x 0.1) + (8 x 0.01)

The decimal equivalent of 3/10 is 0.3.

The value of the digit 2 is 2.

To compare decimals, look at the digits from left to right, starting with the largest place value.