Decimal Place Value Practice C

Name

In the number 83.43, the three in the ones place is __________ the value of the three in the hundredths place.

• 10 times

• 100 times

• 1/10 of

• 1/100 of

Answer explanation

In 83.43, the three in the ones place represents 3, while the three in the hundredths place represents 0.03. Therefore, 3 is 100 times greater than 0.03, making the correct answer 100 times.

In the number 53.57, the five in the tenths place is ________ the value of the five in the tens place.

• 1/10 of

• 10 times

• 1/100 of

• 100 times

Answer explanation

In 53.57, the five in the tenths place (0.5) is 1/10 of the value of the five in the tens place (50). Therefore, the five in the tenths place is 1/100 of the value of the five in the tens place.

In the number 437.428, the four in the hundreds place is _________ the value of the four in the tenths place.

• 100 times

• 1/100 of

• 1,000 times

• 1/10 of

Answer explanation

In 437.428, the four in the hundreds place (400) is 1,000 times greater than the four in the tenths place (0.4). This is because 400 divided by 0.4 equals 1,000.

In the number 7,321.27, the seven in the thousands place is _________ the value of the seven in the hundredths place.

• 100 times

• 1,000 times

• 10,000 times

• 100,000 times

Answer explanation

In 7,321.27, the seven in the thousands place represents 7,000, while the seven in the hundredths place represents 0.07. Therefore, 7,000 is 100,000 times greater than 0.07.

In the number 628.64, the six in the tenths place is _______ the value of the six in the hundreds place.

• 1,000 times

• 1/10 of

• 1/1,000 of

• 10 times

Answer explanation

In 628.64, the six in the tenths place (0.6) is 1/10 of the value of the six in the hundreds place (600). Therefore, 0.6 is 1/1,000 of 600, making the correct answer 1/1,000 of.

How many times larger is the value of the 5 in 3,527 than the value of the 5 in 72,315?

• 10 times larger

• 100 times larger

• 1,000 times larger

• 10,000 times larger

Answer explanation

The value of the 5 in 3,527 is 500, while the value of the 5 in 72,315 is 50. Therefore, 500 is 10 times larger than 50, making the 5 in 3,527 100 times larger than the 5 in 72,315.

How many times smaller is the value of the 4 in 37.042 than the value of the 4 in 74.021?

• 1/10 smaller

• 1/100 smaller

• 1/1,000 smaller

• 1 time smaller

Answer explanation

The value of the 4 in 37.042 is in the hundredths place (0.04), while the 4 in 74.021 is in the tenths place (0.4). Thus, 0.04 is 1/10 of 0.4, making it 1/100 smaller. Therefore, the correct answer is 1/100 smaller.

How many times larger is the value of the 9 in 7,921.6 than the value of the 9 in 8,295.4?

• 10 times larger

• 100 times larger

• 1 time larger

• 1,000 times larger

Answer explanation

The value of the 9 in 7,921.6 is 90 (9 in the tens place), while the value of the 9 in 8,295.4 is 900 (9 in the hundreds place). 90 is 10 times smaller than 900, making the 9 in 7,921.6 10 times larger than the 9 in 8,295.4.

How many times smaller is the value of the 2 in 36.542 than the value of the 2 in 12.6?

• 1/1,000 smaller

• 1/100 smaller

• 1/10 smaller

• 1/1 smaller

Answer explanation

The value of the 2 in 36.542 is in the hundredths place (0.02), while the value of the 2 in 12.6 is in the tenths place (0.2). Thus, 0.02 is 1/10 of 0.2, making it 1/1,000 smaller.