with decimals I think, how do you "fill in the missing value with a whole number" Example: blank thousandths = 6 hundredths
To fill in the missing value with a whole number, you need to convert the decimal places to the corresponding place value.
In the example you gave, where the blank thousandths equals 6 hundredths, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Convert the decimal values to their respective place value. In this case, the decimal value is in hundredths, which means it is two places to the right of the decimal point.
Step 2: Determine what whole number will be equivalent to the missing value in thousandths. Since thousandths are three places to the right of the decimal point, you need to multiply the value of the decimal place by a power of 10. In this case, multiplying by 1000 is required because there are three zeros in one thousandth.
Step 3: Take the value of the hundredths, which is 6, and multiply it by 1000.
6 hundredths * 1000 = 60 thousandths
Therefore, the missing value is 60 thousandths.