Numbers are composed of digits. Each digit has a certain place value based on its location in a number. This applies to decimals (which will be further explored in Module 3: Decimals) and whole numbers.
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When working with decimals, digits place values that follow the decimal work in a similar manner.
However, each place value ends in a -ths instead of just -s.
| Place Value | Digit |
|---|---|
| Thousandths | 0.001 |
| Hundredths | 0.01 |
| Tenths | 0.1 |
| Units | 1 |
| Tens | 10 |
| Hundreds | 100 |
| Thousands | 1 000 |
| Ten thousands | 10 000 |
| Hundred Thousands | 100 000 |
| Millions | 1 000 000 |