What is the place value of (5) in (18.305)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: \(\frac{5}{1000}\)
In 18.305, 5 is in the third place to the right of the decimal point. The places after the decimal are tenths, hundredths and thousandths, so the place value of 5 is \(5 \times \frac{1}{1000}=\frac{5}{1000}\). Therefore, option C is correct. Exam tip: distinguish the digit 5 from its place value.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
\(\frac{5}{1000}\)
Why is this the correct answer?
In 18.305, 5 is in the third place to the right of the decimal point. The places after the decimal are tenths, hundredths and thousandths, so the place value of 5 is \(5 \times \frac{1}{1000}=\frac{5}{1000}\). Therefore, option C is correct. Exam tip: distinguish the digit 5 from its place value.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Number Systems. Topic: Decimal representation.
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