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Place Value

Place value of a digit in a number depends upon its place or position in the number.

Look at the numbers shown on the abacus.

H T O H T O
3 6 7 digit Place Value 7 3 6 digit Place Value

7 7 ones or 7 6 6 ones or 6
6 6 tens or 60 3 3 tens or 30
3 3 hundreds or 300 7 7 hundreds or 700

Observe how the place values of each digit change when their positions change in

the two numbers 367 and 736.

Face Value Get it right!

Face value of a digit in any number is the digit itself Place value of 2 in 208
irrespective of its position in the number. Face value is 100 because 2 is at

of a digit always remains the same. the hundreds place. 7
Place value of 2 in 208
Consider the number 186. is 2 hundreds or 200. 3

1 8 6
Face value of 6 is 6. Remember
Face value of 8 is 8. The place value and the face
Face value of 1 is 1. value of a digit placed at the
ones place is always equal.

Quick Check
1. The place value and face value of 0 at any place in any number is
always 0. Is it true for other digits also?

2. Which digit in the number 397 has its place value same as its face value?
3. Write the place value and the face value of each digit in the following numbers.
(a) 520 (b) 515 (c) 307

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