Express the following values as decimals without a calculator.
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 0.1, 0.2, 0.3)
- 23 tenths = _____
- 545 hundredths = _____
- 7412 thousandths = _____
(a)
1 tenth = 0.1
23 tenths = 23 x 0.1 = 2.3
(b)
1 hundredth = 0.01
545 hundredths = 545 x 0.01 = 5.45
(c )
1 thousandth = 0.001
7412 thousandths = 7412 x 0.001 = 7.412
Answer(s): 2.3, 5.45, 7.412