Identifying thousandths
In groups of three:
- Complete the table.
Number name | Number as fraction | Number as decimal |
1 tenth | 110 | 0.1 |
1 hundredth | 1100 | 0. |
1 thousandth |
- Discuss and share the results with other groups.
Note
The number 1 thousandth is 11000=0.001
Other thousandths are:
2 thousandths is 21000=0.002
5 thousandths is 51000=0.005
17 thousandths is 171000=0.017
Example 1
Write each of the following as decimals:
31000
31000=0.003
211000
211000=0.021
2381000
2381000=0.238