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Give the digits in the tens place and the hundredths place. 86.73

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Problem

Give the digits in the tens place and the hundredths place. 86.73

Answer

tens: 8, hundredths: 3

Step-by-step solution

  1. Identify the number: The number given is $86.73$.
  2. Understand place value: In a decimal number, each digit has a specific place value. Moving from left to right, the places are ones, tens, hundreds, etc. Moving from right to left after the decimal point, the places are tenths, hundredths, thousandths, etc.
  3. Locate the tens place: In the number $86.73$, the digit '8' is in the tens place. The digit '6' is in the ones place.
  4. Locate the hundredths place: In the number $86.73$, the digit '7' is in the tenths place. The digit '3' is in the hundredths place.
  5. State the digits: The digit in the tens place is 8. The digit in the hundredths place is 3.