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Which number(s) have a 5 that is 10 times the value of the 5 in 13.725?a) 5.368b) 12.459c) 57.31d)6.508e) 4.315f)7.65

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The value of a digit depends on its position in the number. Moving from right to left one unit, the number is 10 times greater.

In this exercise, you have the number 13.725.

The five is in the thousandth place.

It is required a number that is 10 times 5, which means the number has to be in the hundredths place.

From the options,

In the numbers

12.459 - the 5 is in the hundredths place

7.65 - the 5 is in the hundredths place

Answer:

b and f.

Which number(s) have a 5 that is 10 times the value of the 5 in 13.725?a) 5.368b) 12.459c-example-1
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