{"id":271959,"date":"2025-07-26T09:01:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T09:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=271959"},"modified":"2025-07-26T09:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T09:01:55","slug":"in-the-number-135-792-what-value-is-represented-by-the-9-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/26\/in-the-number-135-792-what-value-is-represented-by-the-9-3\/","title":{"rendered":"In the number 135.792, what value is represented by the 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the number 135.792, what value is repre-sented by the 9?<br>a. 90<br>b. nine tenths<br>c. nine one-hundredths<br>d. nine one-thousandths<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>c. nine one-hundredths<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the breakdown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a decimal number, the place value of each digit is determined by its position relative to the decimal point. The number 135.792 has the following digits and places:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> is in the hundreds place (100),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3<\/strong> is in the tens place (10),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5<\/strong> is in the ones place (1),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7<\/strong> is in the tenths place (0.1),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9<\/strong> is in the hundredths place (0.01),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2<\/strong> is in the thousandths place (0.001).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the <strong>9<\/strong> is in the <strong>hundredths<\/strong> place, which represents <strong>nine one-hundredths<\/strong> or <strong>0.09<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To clarify, the place values for decimal digits are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>tenths<\/strong> place represents tenths, or one-tenth (0.1),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>hundredths<\/strong> place represents hundredths, or one-hundredth (0.01),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>thousandths<\/strong> place represents thousandths, or one-thousandth (0.001).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the <strong>9<\/strong> is in the hundredths place, it represents <strong>nine one-hundredths<\/strong> (0.09). Therefore, the correct answer is option <strong>c<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This explanation shows how the decimal system is based on powers of ten. As you move to the right of the decimal point, each place value represents a fraction of ten (tenths, hundredths, thousandths, etc.). Each digit&#8217;s place tells you how many of that fraction are present in the number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the number 135.792, what value is repre-sented by the 9?a. 90b. nine tenthsc. nine one-hundredthsd. nine one-thousandths The correct answer and explanation is: The correct answer is c. nine one-hundredths. Here&#8217;s the breakdown: In a decimal number, the place value of each digit is determined by its position relative to the decimal point. 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