You can use a place value chart to help see the value of each digit in a number. Let's put the number 258.35 into a place value chart. The digit in the hundreds place is 2. It has a value of 200.

Comparing decimals Take the numbers 2.43 and 2.34. Let's use a place value chart to find which is greater. The chart on the left represents 2.43 and the chart on the right represents 2.34.