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Place Value

Identify the place value (ones, tens, hundreds) of a digit.

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Our number system is base 10—each place is 10 times the one to its right.
Zero was first used as a number in India over 1,500 years ago!
In 456, the 5 is in the tens place, so its place value is 50.
Understand Place Value before you start

Read this if you're new to the topic—it will help you know what to do in each problem.

Place value is the value of a digit based on its position. In 456, the 5 is in the tens place, so its place value is 50.

Ones = digit × 1, tens = digit × 10, hundreds = digit × 100. So in 456, 4 has place value 400, 5 has 50, 6 has 6.

Examples
In 456, place value of 5 is 50
In 831, place value of 8 is 800