If we had the decimal 0.36, we could write this in our place value grid as below, showing that 0.36 has 3 tenths and 6 hundredths. The zeros in a decimal have an important role. Zeros between the decimal point and the digits hold the place value. For example, 0.62, 0.062, and 0.0062...
For example, rewrite 0.62 as 62/100; describe a length as 0.62 meters; locate 0.62 on a number line diagram.CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NF.C.7: Compare two decimals to hundredths by reasoning about their size. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two decimals refer to the same ...