the place value after a decimal point is tenths
The first value after the decimal point is the tenths place. This value is 4 (from the .4 in the number)
The first number to the right of the decimal point.
Fractions or decimal fractions.
The first digit after the decimal point represents tenths. So the 8 here is representing a value of eight tenths (i.e. 0.8 or 8/10)
Well, isn't that a happy little question! 280 as a decimal is simply 280.0. It's like a little number taking a quiet stroll along the decimal path, ready to join its friends in the world of decimals. Just remember, every number is special in its own way.
The digit 3 is in the first column after the decimal point which is the tenths column, so it is three tenths.
The correct answer is the tenths place.
The 7 is in the first position after the decimal point which is the tenths column. Thus it is: seven tenths.
That is the decimal : seven and eight tenths (seven point eight).The mixed number would be 7 8/10 or 7 4/5.
A decimal number is simply a way of representing a number in such a way that the place value of each digit is ten times that of the digit to its right. A decimal, in itself has no numerical value and so cannot be turned into tenths.
The largest place value is the tenths place. The smallest is, well, infinite.