Find the Hundredths: Analyzing the Decimal Number 6.23

Determine the number of hundredths in the following number:

6.23

To solve this problem, we need to determine the number of hundredths represented in the decimal number $6.23$.

• Step 1: Analyze the decimal place values in the number $6.23$. In any decimal number, the digits to the right of the decimal point indicate fractional parts of powers of ten.
• Step 2: Consider the decimal structure: - The digit immediately after the decimal point (2 in 6.23) represents the number of tenths. - The second digit after the decimal point (3 in 6.23) represents the number of hundredths.
• Step 3: Therefore, the number of hundredths in $6.23$ is simply the digit in the hundredths place, which is 3.

Thus, the solution to the problem is $3$.