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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

Thousandths worksheet

Now that you know how to move decimals into the thousandths place and what that looks like, click on the link below to complete a worksheet!

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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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