What is place value?
Place value refers to the value of each digit within a number.
In the number \({3,147,286}\) the digit \({2}\) has a value of \({200}\) (two hundred) and the digit \({3}\) has a value of \({3,000,000}\) (three million).
Question
What is the value of the digit \({8}\) in \({3,147,286}\)?
The digit \({8}\) has a value of eight tens, or \({80}\).
Follow one runner as she uses place value to plan her training and to make sure she can beat her racing rival.