Grades 3, 4 and 5 - Math - Elementary School - Place Value — Flashcards

Place values are split into thousands, hundreds, tens, units, tenths and hundredths. In our number system we know the value of a digit in a number by its position in that number - one digit represents units, two represent tens and units etc. Place values deal with hundredths, tenths, units to name a few.

Reading the number immediately after the decimal point from left to right: the first digit is in the tenths' place; the second digit is in the hundredths' place; the third digit is in the thousandths' place; the fourth digit is in the ten thousandths' place.

For example, in 0.8365 the 0 is in the units' place; the 8 is in the tenths' place; the 3 is in the hundredths' place; the 6 is in the thousandths' place; the 5 is in the ten thousandths' place.

Reading the number from right to left: the first digit is in the units' place; the second digit is in the tens' place; the third digit is in the hundreds' place; the fourth digit is in the thousands' place; the fifth digit is in the ten thousands' place.

For example, in 83,659 the 9 is in the units' place; the 5 is in the tens' place; the 6 is in the hundreds' place; the 3 is in the thousands' place; the 8 is in the ten thousands' place.

For example, in 3,659 the 9 is in the units' place; the 5 is in the tens' place; the 6 is in the hundreds' place; the 3 is in the thousands' place.