Question

what is the value of 4 in 38.24

Answer 1

The value of 4 in 38.24 is 4 hundredths or 0.04.

Answer 2

Given,

The number, 38.24

To find,

The place value of 4.

Solution,

The place value of 4 in 38.24 will be hundredth or 0.04.

We can easily solve this problem by following the given steps.

We know that the place value of a number without a decimal point is given as units, tens, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, lakh, ten lakh, etc. (digits are counted from right to the left).

And the place value of a number with a decimal point is given as tenth, hundredth, etc. (in this case, the digits are counted towards the right from the decimal point.)

Now, we have 38.24.

So,

The place value of 8 is units (8).

The place value of 3 is tens (30).

The place value of 2 is tenth (0.2).

The place value of 4 is the hundredth (0.04).

Hence, the place value of 4 in 38.24 is the hundredth or 0.04.