For number
The first digit after decimal point is tenth.
46.8 = 4 × 10 + 6 × 1 + 8 × 1/10
Writing in a place value table
| Ten (10) | Ones (1) | Tenth (1/10) |
| 4 | 6 | 8 |
Write the decimals in place value table
57.5, 8.3, 504.9, 2.5, 0.8
|
Hundred (100) |
Tens (10) |
Ones (1) |
Tenth (1/10) |
|
| 57.5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 504.9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |