So after thousandths it is ten thousandths?

Yes.Tenths,hundredths,thousandths and ten thousandths.:)

what is bigger 3489 or 3469 can u make it in a video plss?

Since your 2 numbers have the same number of digits, compare the digits from left to right until you find a digit that is different. For example - which is smaller: 53,892 or 53,982 -- The 1st digits are both 5 -- The 2nd digits are both 3 -- The 3rd digits are different the 1st number has 8, the other has 9. 8 is smaller than 9. So, the 1st number (53,892) is the smallest of the 2 numbers. Now, try the process with your 2 numbers. Comment back if you have questions.

At 1:39,what does Sal mean by saying "*because in the more significant place*.."?And isn't the 8 in the thousandths place *significant*?

When he says "significant place", Sal means that the place has a larger impact on the value of the number. For example, let's take 10.2. If we change the 0.2 to maybe 0.3, the number's value only increases by 0.1. However, if we take a more significant place, such as the 10 and change it to 20, the number's value practically doubles! So, the tens place has more impact, or is more significant than the tenths place. As you leftwards in a number, the places get more and more significant. As you go rightwards, they get more and more precise.

ok now i feel dumb for not knowing this

I assume you’re asking about comparing decimals. First, line up the decimal points. This is an important step! If there are any missing digits, you can write 0’s for them. The idea is that columns to the left are more important than columns to the right. Start at the column farthest to the left and compare the digits. Larger digits in this column mean larger decimals. Only if there’s a tie, go to the next column to the right and compare those digits. Larger digits in that column mean larger decimals. Continue this process until there are either no more ties or no more digits. Have a blessed, wonderful day!

Why is there no oneths place? PLEASE explain that to me

There is a "oneths" place, but it is not called that. It's called the units place. This is the place that is immediately before the decimal point. Have a blessed, wonderful day!

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Unit 4: Lesson 4

Comparing decimals

Comparing decimals: 156.378 and 156.348

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apredator504
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So after thousandths it is ten thousandths?
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- Zia
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  Yes.Tenths,hundredths,thousandths and ten thousandths.:)
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Does the place value of the whole number effect it?
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what is bigger 3489 or 3469 can u make it in a video plss?
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- Kim Seidel
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  Since your 2 numbers have the same number of digits, compare the digits from left to right until you find a digit that is different.
  For example - which is smaller: 53,892 or 53,982
  -- The 1st digits are both 5
  -- The 2nd digits are both 3
  -- The 3rd digits are different the 1st number has 8, the other has 9. 8 is smaller than 9. So, the 1st number (53,892) is the smallest of the 2 numbers.
  
  Now, try the process with your 2 numbers. Comment back if you have questions.
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There the same. It's just the four and six in the hundredths place. Comparing them is now easer.
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Why is there no oneths place? PLEASE explain that to me
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- Ian Pulizzotto
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  There is a "oneths" place, but it is not called that. It's called the units place. This is the place that is immediately before the decimal point.
  
  Have a blessed, wonderful day!
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  When he says "significant place", Sal means that the place has a larger impact on the value of the number. For example, let's take 10.2.
  If we change the 0.2 to maybe 0.3, the number's value only increases by 0.1. However, if we take a more significant place, such as the 10 and change it to 20, the number's value practically doubles! So, the tens place has more impact, or is more significant than the tenths place.
  As you leftwards in a number, the places get more and more significant. As you go rightwards, they get more and more precise.
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- Ian Pulizzotto
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  I assume you’re asking about comparing decimals.
  
  First, line up the decimal points. This is an important step! If there are any missing digits, you can write 0’s for them.
  
  The idea is that columns to the left are more important than columns to the right. Start at the column farthest to the left and compare the digits. Larger digits in this column mean larger decimals.
  
  Only if there’s a tie, go to the next column to the right and compare those digits. Larger digits in that column mean larger decimals. Continue this process until there are either no more ties or no more digits.
  
  Have a blessed, wonderful day!
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you said the number was greater, but you didn´t explain you said this number is less than this number thsi number is greater then this decimal is greater and I dont get it
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We're asked to compare 156.378 to 156.348. So I assume that they're asking us which of these is greater. And so let's rewrite these numbers. 156.378, and we want to compare that to 156.348. And it might already be obvious to you which of these is greater. But I'll work through it step-by-step, just in case it's not. So let's first go to the hundreds place. And you could view this as, to some degree, the most significant place, because this is where they have the largest-- the 1 in the hundreds place represents a lot more than a 1 in the tens place or a 1 in the six's place. A 1 in the hundreds place represents 100. It's this many hundreds. But we have the same number of hundreds in both situations. We have 1 hundred and we have 1 hundred. Let's go to the tens place. We have 5 tens here, which is 50. And we have 50 right over here. So, so far they're equal, so far, if you just look at the hundreds and the tens place. Let's go the ones place. We have a 6 here in the ones place, 6 ones, which is really just 6. And you also have 6 ones. So, so far, they're equal again. Let's go to the tenths place-- 3 tenths, 3 tenths. Let's go to the hundredths place. So we're going into smaller and smaller places. So then you have the 7 hundredths. And now we have 4 hundredths here. So this has less hundredths than this does over here. And if we go to the thousandths place, these are equal. But it doesn't matter, even if these were unequal. It doesn't matter, even if this one was larger than this one, because in the more significant place, this number was larger than this number. So 7 is greater than 4. We have 7 hundredths here. We have 4 hundredths here. So we get this number is greater than this number down here. Or 156.378 is greater than 156.348. And in particular, it's because of the hundredths place.

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