Question

The place value of 2 in 2.38 is

Answer 1

Answer:

The place value of 2 in 2.38 is tenth place.

Answer 2

Given : Then main number is 2.38

To find : The place value of 2 in the main number.

Solution :

We can simply solve this mathematical problem by using the following mathematical process. (our goal is to calculate the place value of 2 in the main number)

At first, we will be analysing the numerical positions of all the digits of the main number.

So, in 2.38

• 2 = Ones
• Decimal point (.)
• 3 = Tenths
• 8 = Hundredths

As, the digit 2 is situated at ones, so its place value will be :

= The digit at ones place × 1

= 2 × 1

= 2

(This will be considered as the final result of the given mathematical problem.)

Hence, the place value of 2 in 2.38 is 2