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Place values in math refer to the value of digits based on their position in a given number.
To estimate a decimal to the thousandths place one must estimate to the third digit or place after the decimal point.
Example:
3.14159 when rounded to the thousandths place would be 3.142
The name of the place value is derived from the fraction that the digit represents.
Example:
.1 is one tenth of 1. Therefore the first digit after or to the right of a decimal point is in the tenths place.
.01 is one hundredth of 1. Therefore the second digit after a decimal point is in the hundredths place.
This pattern continues through thousandths, ten-thousandths and beyond adding a zero to the end of the place value with each space beyond the decimal to determine the next name.
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CoachEstimating by rounding to the thousands place means that you round the number to the nearest thousand. For example, if you have a number like 5,679, you would round it to 6,000. This allows you to get a rough idea of the size or magnitude of the number without having to work with the exact value.
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Does rounding to the nearest whole number mean rounding to the ones place?
Yes if the number includes decimals
What does the nearest tenth mean?
I t is rounding to one decimal place.
What is the 8 in place value mean in the number 8092741?
thousands
What does place value mean in math?
place value means like the tens place, the hundreds place, the thousands place, the hundred thousands place, and there is also a decimal place value chart but that is another question someone may WANT to improve it!
Round what does rround mean?
In mathematics, rounding is the act of taking a number and writing into the nearest possible number with a place digit. You can round to the ones place, the tens place, the tenths place, the hundredths place, and so on. You round by looking at the number prior to the place digit you want to round to. For example, take .0248. If you were rounding to the ones place, you would see .0, and round it to 0. If you're rounding to the hundredths, you'd see '4,' which is less than half of ten, so you would write it as .02. In rounding, you round up if it the number is five or above, and round down if it is four or below.
