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Place value - the value of where a digit is _ in a number

The place value chart shows the number 2,643. What would happen if I changed up the digits? Let's write all the digits backward.
3462
Instead of 3 ones, I now only have _ ones.
Instead of 2 thousands, I now have 3 thousands.
The 4 used to represent 4 tens, but now it represents 4 hundreds.
Instead of 4 tens, as I had before, now I have _ tens.
So clearly, the place value of each one of the digits is vital for knowing the value of that number.

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1 month ago

Place value - the value of where a digit is **located** in a number.

The place value chart shows the number 2,643. What would happen if I changed up the digits? Let's write all the digits backward.
3462
Instead of 3 ones, I now only have **2** ones.
Instead of 2 thousands, I now have 3 thousands.
The 4 used to represent 4 tens, but now it represents 4 hundreds.
Instead of 4 tens, as I had before, now I have **6** tens.
So clearly, the place value of each one of the digits is vital for knowing the value of that number.