Place Value Math Example 2

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Example 2

medium
In the number 3,456,7893{,}456{,}789, what is the value of the digit 44?

Solution

  1. 1
    Write out the place names from right to left: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands, hundred-thousands, millions.
  2. 2
    The digit 44 sits in the hundred-thousands place.
  3. 3
    Its value is 4×100,000=400,0004 \times 100{,}000 = 400{,}000.

Answer

400,000400{,}000
The value of a digit is the digit multiplied by its place value. The digit 4 appears in one location, but its actual contribution to the number is 400,000 — nearly half a million. This distinguishes the digit (4) from its value (400,000).

About Place Value

The value a digit represents based on its position in a number; the same digit means different amounts in different places.

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More Place Value Examples

Example 1 easy

Write the number [formula] in expanded form.

Example 3 medium

What is the value of the digit 7 in the number [formula]?

Example 4 easy

What number is 100 more than [formula]?

Example 5 medium

A number has 5 in the thousands place, 0 in the hundreds place, 3 in the tens place, and 8 in the on

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