Here's an example number: 123.456 The place values are, from greatest to least: The 1 is in the <em /><em>hundreds</em> place The 2 is in the <em /><em>tens</em> place The 3 is in the <em>ones</em> place The 4 is in the <em>tenths</em> place The 5 is in the <em>hundredths </em>place
If you have some number like 9.40 with no decimal point, shifting it will change the value. Moving the decimal one place to the right multiplies the value by ten. (94) Moving it one place to the rigt divides it by ten. (0.94)
Here's our list from least to greatest: 94.0 9.40 0.94 0.094
