Place value is the value a digit has in a number. In the decimal 0.45, hundredths place. is in the tenths place and is in the 2. Hundredths grids can be used to model decimals. one 1 one tenth 0.1 one hundredth 0.01 One whole hundredths grid is equal to 1. 10 unit squares are equal to . One unit square is equal to one one 3. Compare 0.55 and 0.83. Start at the left. Compare each place value. Look for the first place the digits are different. The digits in the ones place are both 0. 0.55 0.83 Compare the digits in the tenths place. In 0.55, is the tenths place. In 0.83, is the tenths place. 5 tenths < 8 tenths, so 0.55 0.83. 4. Compare 1.43 and 1.13. The digits in the ones place are both 1. Compare the digits in tenths place. 1.13. 4 tenths > 1 tenth, so 1.43 the Back! 1.43 Write >,