Question

Place value of 3 in 4. 375 is​

Answer 1

Answer:

The place value of 3 is $\frac{3}{10}$.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given number is $4.375$.

We need to find the place value of $3$ in the given number.

Place value of a digit is the digit itself multiplying by the place where it is situated.

We can rewrite the given number as

$4.375=4.000+0.300+0.070+0.005$.

From the number above, we can say that

4 is in ones place

3 is in one-tenth place

7 is in one-hundreth place

5 is in one-thousandth place

Hence the place value of 3 is $3\times \frac{1}{10}$

$=\frac{3}{10}$

Answer 2

Given,

$4.375$

We have to find the place value of $3$ in $4.375$

Place value of a digit is the digit itself multiplying by the place where it is situated.

We can rewrite the given number

$= 4.000+0.300+0.070+0.005$

From the above expression,

$4$ is in ones place

$3$ is in one-tenth place

$7$ is in one-hundredth place

$5$ is in one-thousandth place

So, $3$ is in one-tenth place also written as

$\frac{3}{10}$

Therefore, place value of $3$ in $4.375$ is $\frac{1}{10}$ place.