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Write decimals to hundredths

This understanding links a quantity to decimal notation through place value: the first and second digits to the right of the decimal point represent tenths and hundredths, respectively. It includes writing decimals from words, fractions with denominators of 10 or 100, money or measurement contexts, and visual models; zeros must be used as meaningful placeholders (for example, 0.5 = 0.50, while 0.05 is five hundredths). The scope is limited to decimals through hundredths, not thousandths or more advanced decimal notation.

Detailed Explanation: Write decimals to hundredths

A decimal has place values to the right of the decimal point:

  • The first digit is the tenths place.
  • The second digit is the hundredths place.

Example: Write five hundredths as a decimal.

  1. “Five hundredths” means the number has 5 in the hundredths place.
  2. There are no tenths, so put a 0 in the tenths place.
  3. Put a 0 in the ones place.
ones.tenths hundredths\text{ones}.\text{tenths}\text{ hundredths} 0.050.05

So, five hundredths is 0.05\boxed{0.05}.

The zero is important: 0.050.05 means five hundredths, while 0.50.5 means five tenths.

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