Place value and decimal place value
Place value is the value of each digit in a number, for example ones, tens or hundreds. Decimal place values include tenths, hundredths and thousandths. The value of a digit goes up by ten as it moves to the left.
What is place value?
Place value refers to the value of each digit within a number.
In the number \({3,147,286}\) the digit \({2}\) has a value of \({200}\) (two hundred) and the digit \({3}\) has a value of \({3,000,000}\) (three million).
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What is the value of the digit \({8}\) in \({3,147,286}\)?
The digit \({8}\) has a value of eight tens, or \({80}\).