What is true about the number 2.586? Check all that apply. The 8 is in the hundredths place. The 6 is in the thousandths place. The 5 is in the ones place. This number is read as "two and five hundred eighty-six thousandths." 2.586 is equivalent to (2 × 1) + (5 × 0.1) + (8 × 0.01) + (6 × 0.001).