Place Value
Place value is the value of where the digit is in the number
289= 200+80+9 = 2*100 + 8*10 + 9*1 [ so,2 is in hundreds position, 8 is in tens position, 9 is in ones position]
3714 = 3*1000 + 7*100 + 1*10 + 4*1 [3 in thousands position, 7 is in hundreds position, 1 is in tens position, 4 is in ones position]
Example
1) What is the place value of 4 in 3,489?
4 is in hundreds position. So the place value of 4 is hundreds.
2) What is the place value of 1 in 7,231?
The place value of 1 is ones, since 1 is in ones position.
Place value is the value of where the digit is in the number
289= 200+80+9 = 2*100 + 8*10 + 9*1 [ so,2 is in hundreds position, 8 is in tens position, 9 is in ones position]
3714 = 3*1000 + 7*100 + 1*10 + 4*1 [3 in thousands position, 7 is in hundreds position, 1 is in tens position, 4 is in ones position]
Example
1) What is the place value of 4 in 3,489?
4 is in hundreds position. So the place value of 4 is hundreds.
2) What is the place value of 1 in 7,231?
The place value of 1 is ones, since 1 is in ones position.