Place Value

What is Place Value?

In math, every digit in a number has a place
value.
Place value can be defined as the value
represented by a digit in a number on the
basis of its position in the number.
Here’s an example showing the relationship between the place or
position and the place value of the digits in a number.

Hundreds Tens Ones

5 4 8

Place Value of 5 = 500 5 is in hundreds place and its place value is 500,
Place Value of 4 = 40 4 is in tens place and its place value is 40,
Place Value of 8 = 8 8 is in ones place and its place value is 8.
 Another Examples:
Numbers Hundreds Tens Ones
213 2 1 3
667 6 6 7
58 5 8
10 1 0
3 3
Identify the place value of each digit.
1. 185
Hundreds Tens Ones

3. 9
2. 23
Hundreds Tens Ones
Hundreds Tens Ones
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Tell me the place value of a
digit :)
459
598
879
324
1,459
687
132
908
354
56
798
67
9
345
540
187
456
154
321
524
121
709