Question

1. use the place - value chart to compare the two numbers. what is the greatest place - value position where the digits differ?

ones	tenths	hundredths	thousandths
2	8	6	1

Explanation:

Step1: Examine place - value positions

Examine digits from left - to - right. The ones place has 2 for both numbers (2.865 and 2.861), the tenths place has 8 for both, the hundredths place has 6 for both.

Step2: Identify different digit

In the thousandths place, the first number has 5 and the second has 1.

Answer:

Thousandths