A digit’s place is determined by its position from the right in a base-ten whole number: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands, or hundred-thousands. The learner distinguishes a digit’s place from its value—for example, in 47,306, the 7 is in the thousands place and represents 7,000—and understands that each position is ten times the value of the position to its right; decimals, negative numbers, and larger numbers are beyond this scope.
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Detailed Explanation: Identify the place of a digit
A digit’s place tells where it is located in a whole number. Count from the right:
Example: What is the place of the digit in ?
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Start at the right side and label each digit:
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Find the digit .
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The is in the thousands place.
The place is thousands, while the digit’s value is:
So, in , the is in the thousands place and has a value of .
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- Place Value - Identify in Number
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- Base 10 Blocks - Counting - Picture to Number - Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, and Ones
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- Base 10 Blocks - Counting - Number to Picture, Tens and Ones
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