Place Value Math Example 3

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Example 3

medium
What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 473,218473{,}218?

Solution

  1. 1
    Identify the position of the digit 7 by listing place values from right to left: 88 (ones), 11 (tens), 22 (hundreds), 33 (thousands), 77 (ten-thousands), 44 (hundred-thousands).
  2. 2
    The digit 77 occupies the ten-thousands place.
  3. 3
    Multiply the digit by its place value: 7×10,000=70,0007 \times 10{,}000 = 70{,}000.

Answer

70,00070{,}000
The digit 7 is in the ten-thousands place, so its value is 7×10,000=70,0007 \times 10{,}000 = 70{,}000. Remember that the value of a digit depends on its position — the same digit 7 in the ones place would only be worth 7.

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 2 medium

In the number [formula], what is the value of the digit [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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