The place value of a digit in a number is determined by its position within the number. In the number 9876543210, the place value of the digit 9 is 9 billion (9,000,000,000) as it is in the billions place. The place value of the digit 8 is 800 million (800,000,000) as it is in the hundred millions place. Similarly, each digit in the number has a specific place value based on its position.
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Each position has a place-value that is 10 times as much as the position that is one to the right of it; or 1/10 as much as the position that is one to the left of it.The starting point is that the right-most digit in a whole number, or of the whole part in a number with decimals, has a place-value of 1.
Oh, dude, the value of the 6 in the number 9657 is like 6000. It's in the thousands place, so it's not just a regular old 6, it's got some weight to it. But hey, don't stress about it too much, it's just a number hanging out, doing its thing.
Oh, dude, the place value of 3 in 135 is 30. Yeah, it's like the 3 is just hanging out in the tens place, not really doing much. So, you know, it's like, "Hey, I'm just a 3, chillin' with a 1 and a 5, no big deal."
The 0, in the tens' place has a value of 0. The digit 1 is in the thousandths' place - a much smaller place value but, its value is 1 times a thousandth, which is bigger than 0.
Well, hello there! In the number 9.0, the zero holds a special place. It's at the rightmost end, after the decimal point, which means it's in the tenths place. Just a little zero, but it helps us understand the value of the number in a big way.