How much smaller is the 3 in 9.543 than the 3 in 7.834?
As you can see,
3 in 9.543 is at the thousandths place. 1/1000
3 in 7.834 is at the hundredths place. 1/100
[tex]\frac{1000}{100}=10[/tex]Therefore, 3 in 9.543 is 10 times smaller than 3 in 7.834