Question

The place value of 3 in 4.375 is

• A. $\frac{1}{10}$
• B. 1
• C. 3
• D. $\frac{1}{100}$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

The given number $4.375$ can be rewritten as:

$4+0.3+0.07+0.005$

In the above addition, we have the following places for each of the number:

$4$ is in the ones place

$3$ is inthe one-tenth place

$7$ is in the one-hundredth place

$5$is in the one-thousandth place

Hence, place value of $3$ in $4.375$ is $OneTenth$.