LEARNING TARGETS:

LESSON 19 :
PLACE VALUES AND ➢ Give the place value
VALUES OF DIGITS and value of a digit
of a given decimal
THROUGH TEN through ten
THOUSANDTHS thousandths

LET’S DISCUSS
A decimal is any number, including whole numbers, in our base-ten
number system.

In a decimal, the dot between the numbers is called the decimal point.
It divides the decimal into two, the whole number part and the decimal part.

For example, the decimal 5.2538 has two parts. The number on the left
side of the decimal point is the whole number part, while the numbers at the
right side of the decimal point is the decimal part.

The digit after the decimal point is called tenths. The second digit after
the decimal point is called hundredths. The third digit after the decimal point
is called thousandths. The fourth digit after the decimal point is called ten
thousandths, and so on.
Example 1: What is the place value of the digit 7 in 4.9872?

Solution:

Step 1: Find the position of digit in question in the given number.

4.9872

Step 2: Assign the correct place value according to the position of the
digit.

The place value of 7 in 4.9872 is thousandths.

Example 2: What is the value of 5 in 24.3521?

Solution:

Step 1: Find the position of digit in question in the given number.

24.3521
 Step 2: Assign the correct place value according to the position of the
digit.

Step 3: Multiply the digit by the place value it holds.

5 hundredths = 5 × 0.01 = 0.05

Example 3: According to the weather forecast today, the temperature

at Tuguegarao City is 36.54℃. What is the value of the
colored number in the temperature reading?

Solution:

Step 1: Find the position of digit in question in the given number.

𝟑𝟔. 𝟓𝟒℃

Step 2: Assign the correct place value according to the position of the
digit.

3 6 . 5 4

Step 3: Multiply the digit by the place value it holds.

4 hundredths = 4 × 0.01 = 0.04

 LET’S DO IT
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A. Supply the matrix below. Determine the Place Value and Value of
the underlined digit of the given decimals.

Decimal Place Value Value

0.5464

82.7921

111.337

0.893

2.14792

35.3125

0.87984

23.15645

317.6544

0.004897

B. Answer the following questions:

a. What is the value of 4 in 0.2496?
b. What is the place value of 0 in 15.8902
c. A number has 5 thousandths, 4 tenths, and 2 hundredths.
What is the number?
d. A number has 8 ten thousandths, 7 thousandths, and 3
tenths. What number is it?