Like the metric system, the decimal is placed by 10ths. One number away from the decimal point is one-tenth. The second number away is the one-hundredth place.
So, basically, it's two numbers away (to the right) of the decimal point.
The third digit to the left of the decimal point is the hundreds place.
a decimal
The hundreds place is three to the left of the decimal point; in 438217.065 it is the 2.
The hundreds place is the third digit to the left of the decimal point; 4
600.06
100.01
The hundreds place, on any number, is three to the left of the decimal point. The hundredths place is two to the right.
The Hundreds place for the 2 before the decimal but the hundredths place for the 2 behind the decimal
Relative to the decimal point, the hundreds place is the third to the left and the hundredths place is the second to the right.
To determine which decimal is larger between 0.36 and 0.04, we compare the digits place by place starting from the left. In this case, the hundreds place is the first place of difference. The decimal 0.36 has a larger value in the hundreds place compared to 0.04, which has a value of zero in the hundreds place. Therefore, 0.36 is larger than 0.04.
2 is in the hundreds place. The hundredths place is two to the right of the decimal point.
In the hundreds place, the digit "3" represents a value of 300. In the decimal system, each place value represents a power of 10, with the hundreds place being 10^2 or 100. Therefore, when the digit "3" is in the hundreds place, it signifies three hundreds, or 300.