What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 4,276,511?

What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 4,276,511?

• A. 70,000
• B. 7,000
• C. 700
• D. 700,000

Answer: (A)

Understanding place value, where a digit sits determines its value. In 4,276,511 the digits go from right to left through ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands, hundred-thousands, and millions. The 7 is in the ten-thousands place, so its value is 7 × 10,000 = 70,000. If the 7 were in the thousands place it would be 7,000, but here it sits in ten-thousands, giving 70,000.

Understanding place value, where a digit sits determines its value. In 4,276,511 the digits go from right to left through ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands, hundred-thousands, and millions. The 7 is in the ten-thousands place, so its value is 7 × 10,000 = 70,000. If the 7 were in the thousands place it would be 7,000, but here it sits in ten-thousands, giving 70,000.