Place Value of Whole numbers - Grade 5 Mathematics

To understand the place value of different numbers, we are going to use a place value table shown below:

Number	Hundreds of Thousands	Tens of Thousands	Thousands	Hundreds	Tens	Ones

	Number
Hundreds of Thousands
Tens of Thousands
Thousands
Hundreds
Tens
Ones

Practice Question 1

What is the place value of 7 in the number 513 764

Answer:

Number	Hundreds of Thousands	Tens of Thousands	Thousands	Hundreds	Tens	Ones
513 764	5	1	3	7	6	4

	513764
Hundreds of Thousands	5
Tens of Thousands	1
Thousands	3
Hundreds	7
Tens	6
Ones	4

The place value of 7 in 513 764 is Hundreds

Practice Question 2

John is a farmer. Last year, he produced 981 732 kg of maize. What is the place value of 8 in the number?

Answer:

Number	Hundreds of Thousands	Tens of Thousands	Thousands	Hundreds	Tens	Ones
981 732	9	8	1	7	3	2

Number	981732
Hundreds of Thousands	9
Tens of Thousands	8
Thousands	1
Hundreds	7
Tens	3
Ones	2

The place value of 8 in 981 732 is Tens of Thousands

Practice Question 3

What is the place value of the digits in red and underlined, in the numbers below:
a) 893
b) 4 830
c) 29 786
d) 197 853
e) 809 467

Answer:

Number	Hundreds of Thousands	Tens of Thousands	Thousands	Hundreds	Tens	Ones
893				8	9	3
4830			4	8	3	0
29 786		2	9	7	8	6
197 853	1	9	7	8	5	3
809 467	8	0	9	4	6	7

The place value of 9 in 893 is Tens
The place value of 4 in 4 830 is Thousands
The place value of 7 in 29 786 is Hundreds
The place value of 3 in 197 853 is Ones
The place value of 8 in 809 467 is Hundreds of Thousands