5th Grade · Number & Operations in Base Ten

Hundredths

5.NBT.A.3a

Definition

The place value two spots after the decimal point, showing parts out of one hundred.

Examples

  • 0.25 means 25 hundredths, or 25 out of 100 equal parts.
  • In 3.68, the 8 is in the hundredths place.

Key rule

The hundredths place is the second digit to the right of the decimal point.

Memory hook

Two spots after the dot — out of a hundred.