alleryStart learning →Naming a whole number corresponds to a place value based on the powers of:
APowers of five
BPowers of twelve
CPowers of ten
DPowers of two
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Powers of ten
1. Our number system has a fixed base.
2. Decimal place names run tenths, hundredths, thousandths.
3. When we name a whole number the name corresponds to the place value.
4. That place value is based on the powers of ten.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Decimals', sections 5.1-5.7_
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