IN MATH: 1. 1/100; 1 ÷ 10 ÷ 10; (1/10)²; a tenth of a tenth. EX. A cent is one hundredth of a dollar. Five cents is 5 hundredths of a dollar. How many hundredths are there in 2 dollars? 2. n. the place two places to the right of the decimal in a decimal number. EX. What digit is in the hundredths place in 754.12369?

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above.

APPLICATION: (see list 10)

1. How many hundredths of a dollar are there in 2 dollars?

2. What digit is in the hundredths place in 754.12369?

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