6 — Practice Exercises
Practice Exercises
Solution & Explanation · ID: EB877D19
Question
What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 2,847,519?
Hint
Identify which place value position the digit 7 occupies in the number.
Concept
The value of a digit depends on its position (place value) in the number, not just the digit itself.
Show Answer
40,000 (seven is in the ten thousands place)
Show Solution
1
Write out the number 2,847,519 with place values labeled
2
Identify where the digit 7 appears in the number
3
The digit 7 is in the fourth position from the right
4
Count the place values: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands
5
The 7 is in the ten thousands place
6
The value is 7 × 10,000 = 70,000