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Place Value & Number LinesATI TEAS 7 cheat sheet

Reading the size of a number

8 key facts 5 practice questions Reviewed Oct 2026
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Place Value

  • Left of the point: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands
  • Right of the point: tenths, hundredths, thousandths
  • The position sets the value of the digit

Comparing

  • Line up the decimal points and compare left to right
  • 0.5 is greater than 0.45 — more tenths wins

Number Line

  • Further right is larger, including negatives
  • −2 is greater than −7

Expanded Form

  • 347 = 300 + 40 + 7
Key takeaway

Reading the size of a number

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What is 0.4 × 0.2?

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