Write 4/5, 1/5, and 3/8 as decimals. round them to the thousandths place.

Place value does not only concern digits found before the decimal point, there are also values place on digits appearing after the decimal point.

Example: 123.456

1 is in the hundreds value; 2 is in the tens value; 3 is in the ones value. 123 are found before the decimal point. 456 follows after the decimal point. After the decimal point the value will begin at tenths.

4 is in the tenths value; 5 is in the hundredths value, 6 is in the thousandths value.

To write the decimals of the above fractions and round them to the thousandths place, we must look on the place value after the decimal point.

4/5 = 4 ÷ 5 = 0.800
1/5 = 1 ÷ 5 = 0.200
3/8 = 3 ÷ 8 = 0.375