Question

Place value chart is extended to _____ side to provide a place for fractions.
A. right
B. left
C. no
D. none

Answer 1

 Hint: To find the answer of the given question, we should know that the place value chart is nothing but a method of grouping big numbers in groups of threes, and is read from left to right as billions, millions and so on.

Complete step-by-step answer:

In this question, we have been asked to find the direction in which the place value chart is extended to provide a place for fractions. We know that the place value chart is an international system to write big numbers in groups of threes and is read from left to right. We also know that the place value of a number depends on how far it is from the decimal point. Now, we know that fractions can be represented as a decimal number. And we also know that the number after the decimal point will be written on the right side of the number.
Hence, to write the fraction in a place value chart, we have to extend it on the right side.
Therefore, the correct answer to the given question is option A.

Note: The possible thought that the students can have while choosing the correct answer from the given options is that the place value chart is for whole numbers, but it is a way to represent the numbers in such a way, that when we expand it, we will get terms in the form of ${{10}^{a}}\times x+{{10}^{b}}\times y+\ldots \ldots $.