About Place Value:

The value of each digit in a number is dependent on its place, or position in the number. When the same digit occupies a different position, its value changes. For example, the 9 in 93 stands for 9 tens or 90, whereas the 9 in 9672 stands for 9 thousands or 9000.


Test Objectives
  • Demonstrate the ability to construct a place value chart
  • Demonstrate the ability to find the place value of a given digit in a number using a place value chart
  • Demonstrate the ability to find the place value of a given digit in a number without a place value chart
Place Value Practice Test:

#1:

Instructions: State the place value of the underlined digit.

a) 373

b) 1,094

c) 145,724


#2:

Instructions: State the place value of the underlined digit.

a) 595,039

b) 7,335,197

c) 153,215,613


#3:

Instructions: State the place value of the underlined digit.

a) 793,227,521

b) 103,799

c) 2,375,118


#4:

Instructions: State the place value of the underlined digit.

a) 6,331,227,513,214

b) 877,531,000


#5:

Instructions: State the place value of the underlined digit.

a) 17,395,221,422

b) 8,001,343,879,424


Written Solutions:

#1:

Solutions:

a) tens

b) thousands

c) ones


#2:

Solutions:

a) ones

b) hundred thousands

c) ten millions


#3:

Solutions:

a) ten millions

b) hundreds

c) ten thousands


#4:

Solutions:

a) ten billions

b) millions


#5:

Solutions:

a) hundred thousands

b) trillions