Place Value Identification

What to do

You are given a whole number and one selected digit. Your task is to find the value of that digit, not just the digit itself.

Key idea

A digit’s value depends on its place in the number. For example, the same digit can mean 3 ones, 3 tens, 3 hundreds, and so on.

Steps

1. Locate the selected digit in the number.
2. Count its position from right to left:
   • ones place
   • tens place
   • hundreds place
   • thousands place, etc.
3. Multiply the digit by the place value.
   • ones = digit × 1
   • tens = digit × 10
   • hundreds = digit × 100
   • thousands = digit × 1000
4. Write the final value.

Example method

If the selected digit is 4 in the hundreds place, its value is 4 × 100 = 400.

Check your answer

Make sure you did not give the digit alone. The answer should match the place: tens end in 0, hundreds end in 00, thousands end in 000, and so on.