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In the number 4,372, the same digit means different things depending on WHERE it sits.
- 4 is in thousands → value 4,000
- 3 is in hundreds → 300
- 7 is in tens → 70
- 2 is in ones → 2
Face value = digit itself (7 is always 7). Place value = digit × position weight.
Expanded form of 4,372: 4000 + 300 + 70 + 2.
Example
In 5,086: place value of 8 = 80; face value of 8 = 8; place value of 0 = 0.
💡 Tip:Each step left, place value multiplies by 10.
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- Q1.Place value of 5 in 25,481:
- Q2.Face value of 8 in 8,346 is:
- Q3.Expanded form of 3,027:
- Q4.In 47,203 which digit is in the tens place?
- Q5.Move each digit of 472 one place left. New value: