Learning Task 1: Value and Place Value of Decimals
Decimals refer to numbers with decimal point. The decimal point separates the whole number and the fractional part. Below are the value and place value of the underlined digits.
Value: 0.16, Place Value: Hundredths
Value: 0.0009, Place Value: Ten Thousandths
Value: 11, Place Value: Tens
Value: 0.0043, Place Value: Ten Thousandths
Value: 0.0004, Place Value: Ten Thousandths
Place Value and Value
Place value refers to the position or the place of a digit in the number. Then, the value of a digit depends on its place value. That is why where we place the digit is important. These are the names of each place value of a whole number arranged from the lowest place value to the highest place value:
Ones
Tens
Hundreds
Thousands
Ten Thousands
These are the names of each place value of a decimals arranged from the lowest place value to the highest place value:
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandths
Ten Thousandths
Examples of Identifying the place value and value of numbers: