Place value keeps going to the right of the point. The first place is tenths, the next is hundredths. So means and means .
| Ones | Tenths | Hundredths |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 |
Work through it
Which is greater: or ?
Give both the same number of places. and
Now compare like whole numbers.
Line up the points. Add a zero to hold the place.
Add place by place.
Write as a decimal.
Make a denominator of 100.
Seventy-five hundredths.
Watch out for this
because 45 is more than 5.
Decimals aren't read like whole numbers. Five tenths is fifty hundredths, and that's more than forty-five hundredths.
The short version
Each place to the right is 10 times smaller: tenths, then hundredths. Line up the decimal points to add or subtract.
Each place to the right is 10 times smaller: tenths, then hundredths. Line up the decimal points to add or subtract.
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