Knowing about Hundredths — lesson. Mathematics State Board, Class 7.

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The second digit which placed after a decimal point is called the hundredth place. The hundredth place is

$\frac{1}{100}$ .

We can also show decimals using blocks.

1. Hundreds block have

$100$ boxes.

2. Tens block have

$10$ boxes.

3. Ones block have

$1$ box.

4. Tenths block have

$\frac{1}{10}$ boxes of ones block.

5. Hundredths block have

$\frac{1}{100}$ boxes of ones block.

In the above image:

$2$ hundreds box +

$3$ tens box +

$5$ ones box +

$4$ tenths box +

$2$ hundredths box

$200 + 30 + 5 + \frac{4}{10} + \frac{2}{100} = 235.42$

This number can be read as "two hundred thirty-five and forty-two hundredth".

It also can be read as "two hundred thirty-five point four two".

This also can be represented in the place value table.

The third digit which placed after a decimal point is called the thousandth place. The thousandth place is

$\frac{1}{1000}$ .

Important!

$\frac{1}{100}$ means

$1$ part out of

$100$ parts of a whole.

$\frac{1}{1000}$ means

$1$ part out of

$1000$ parts of a whole.

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3. Knowing about Hundredths