Question

What is the 9 worth in 0.639

Answer 1

Place Value: the value of a digit based on its position in the number

Place value after the decimal:

• 1st digit after the decimal: tenth
• 2nd digit after the decimal: hundredth
• 3rd digit after the decimal: thousandth
• and so on...

0.639

• the 9 is the third digit after the decimal, meaning it falls in the thousandth place

to calculate the worth of 9:

(place value) x (face value)

= 0.001 x 9

= 0.009

• The worth of the 9 in 0.639 is 0.009

Answer 2

The third digit from the decimal point is the "thousandths" place. In the number 0.639, the digit 9 is "9 thousandths".