General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Chemistry in Our Lives - 1.4 Key Math Skills for Chemistry - Questions and Problems - Page 18: 1.16

Answer

(a) tenths (b) tens (c) hundredths

Work Step by Step

(a) The first digit on the right side of the decimal point is the tenths place, followed by hundredths, and thousandths. Since the bold digit is the first one, its place value would be tenths. (b) The place value on the left side of the decimal point occur as ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, and so on. Since the bold digit in this item is second from the left of the decimal point, its place value is tens. (c) The first digit on the right side of the decimal point is the tenths place, followed by hundredths and thousandths. Since the bold digit is the second position from the right of the decimal point, its place value would be hundredths.
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