Which equation correctly compares the hundreds place and tens place in 555,555?

Question

A.
500 × 10 = 5,000
B.
500 × 1 = 500
C.
5,000 × 10 = 50,000
D.
50 × 10 = 500

Answer 1

To analyze the values of the hundreds place and tens place in the number 555,555, we break it down as follows:

• The hundreds place in the number 555,555 represents the value 500.
• The tens place in the number 555,555 represents the value 50.

Now, we can compare these two values:

1. The value from the hundreds place is 500.
2. The value from the tens place is 50.

Now let's evaluate the options:

A. \(500 \times 10 = 5,000\) (This does not represent the hundreds or tens place comparison directly).

B. \(500 \times 1 = 500\) (This indicates the value of the hundreds place only and does not compare it to the tens place).

C. \(5,000 \times 10 = 50,000\) (This also does not represent the hundreds and tens place comparison directly).

D. \(50 \times 10 = 500\) (This shows that ten times the value in the tens place equals the value in the hundreds place, which indeed compares the two values).

Thus, the correct option that compares the hundreds place to the tens place is:

D. \(50 \times 10 = 500\).