In this lesson, we will look at place values for whole numbers and place values for decimal numbers.
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Place Value Chart for Whole Numbers
Each digit in a whole number has a place value, based on its position from the right, as seen in the following place value chart.
Place Value
Millions
Hundred Thousands
Ten Thousands
Thousands
Hundreds
Tens
Units/ Ones
The value of a digit in the number is the digit multiplied by the place value.
Example :
Number
Place Value (of green digit)
Value of digit
1,23 4
Units / Ones
4
1,2 34
Tens
30
1, 234
Hundreds
200
1 ,234
Thousands
1,000
7,8 91,234
Ten thousands
90,000
567, 891,234
Hundred thousands
800,000
56 7,891,234
Millions
7,000,000
5 67,891,234
Ten millions
60,000,000
Place Value Chart for Decimals
For decimals, the place value chart will include the decimal point and the postion after the decimal point as illustarted in the following example.
Remember that the place values after the decimal point starts with tenths.
The following videos explain more about place values
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