Question

Which digit is in the hundredths place of the decimal number 5.078?

A) 0
B) 5
C) 7
D) 8

Answer 1

the answer is:
C) 7

reasoning: 0 is in the tenths place, 7 is in the hundredths place, and 8 is in the thousandths

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Answer 2

C.

Explanation:

You can see it with fractions:

5.0 is the same as 50/10, fifty tens, then 0 is in the tens place.

5.07 is the same as 507/100, five hundred and seven hundredths, the 7 is in the hundredths place.

5.078 is the same as 5078/1000, five thousand and seventy eight thousandths, then 8 is in the thousandths place.

So, the correct answer is C.