Place Value

What is Place Value?

1

Every digit in a number has a place — its position.

2

From right to left: Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands, Ten Thousands

3

The place tells the digit's value: the Hundreds digit is how many 100s.

4

Thousands

7

Hundreds

6

Tens

3

Ones

Look at 4,763 — Each Digit Has a Place

4,763

4

Thousands

4 × 1,000 = 4,000

7

Hundreds

7 × 100 = 700

6

Tens

6 × 10 = 60

3

Ones

3 × 1 = 3

The 7 is in the Hundreds place → it means 700

Now Try It Yourself — Find the Digit

Thousands

Hundreds

Tens

Ones

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Test Yourself

Find the digit

Grade 3 Math Lessons