The 5 in the hundredths place represents 5/100, whereas the 5 in the tens place represents 50, Figure out how 5/100 and 50 are related to each other: (5/100)x = 50. Mult. both sides by 100, we get 5x = 5000. Thus, the 5 in the tens place is 1000 times the 5 in the hundreths place.
