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What is the difference between a decimal point and a decimal place?
The decimal point of a number separates the whole part of the number from the fractional part of the number. It is located between the units column and the tenths column of every number. A decimal place is one of the digits after the decimal point: The first decimal place is the first digit, which is the tenths digit The second decimal place is the second digit, which is the hundredths digit The third decimal place is the third digit, which is the thousandths digit etc. When showing or rounding to a number of decimal places there will be that number of digits after the decimal place. eg the number 5.671 has three decimal places as there are three digits after the decimal point and the second decimal place, for example, contains the digit 7.
Where did the decimal point come from?
the decimal point came from the middle ages. before - was printed a man decided to place a point in between two numbers then decided to call it the decimal.
Does the decimal point separate the tenths from the hundredths?
No. It separates the ones place from the tenths place.Examples5.89 The decimal is between the 5 in the ones place and the 8 in the tenths place.43.26 The decimal is between the 3 in the ones place and the 2 in the tenths place.147.902 The decimal is between the 7 in the ones place and the 9 in the tenths place.
What is the difference between a decimal and a decimal point?
A decimal is a value, a decimal point separates the whole number from the fraction.EG 12.34 is a decimal, the point is the dot in the middle...a decimal is a group of number combined to make a number problem and a decimal point divides it so you wont get confusedEX: candy bar $ 1.50 without the decimal point $150
What is the difference between place and value?
i think the difference between the place and the value is that place is sth like "9 thousand, 56 million," sth like that, and i think value is like "ones, tens, hundreds, thousands"and etc....
