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Decimal Place Value
Decimals are important in determining the value of a number. Today we will be learning about decimals in the thousandths place and determining how much a number is worth based off this.
How to move decimals
In the image below, the decimal is in the tenths place, how many spaces would we have to move it for the decimal to be in the thousandths?
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10.6728
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The answer is 1067.28
Refer to the chart below to expand on your understanding
Class Standard
The standard below shows what you are expected to know through this assignment
MA.5.NSO.1.1: Express how the value of a
digit in a multi-digit number with decimals to
the thousandths changes if the digit moves
one or more places to the left or right.
Think, pair, share
Now that you have completed the assignment, discuss with a partner what answers you got, compare them and work through any areas that you may have got different answers in
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