We use a decimal point to separate units (ones) from parts of a whole, such as tenths, hundredths, thousandths, etc. \({0.1}\) is a tenth, \(\frac{1}{10}\), of a one ...

A place value table can help to clearly show the value ... Compare the digits in the tenths column. 4∙08 and 4∙062 both have no tenths, whereas 4∙1 has one tenth. This means 4∙1 is greater ...