The 5 in 5,432: Key Details

Read about place value up to the thousands, then answer questions about the key details.

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Place value tells us the value of a digit based on its position in a number.

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Place value tells us the value of a digit based on its position in a number. In the thousands place, each digit represents a group of one thousand. For example, in the number 5,432, the digit '5' is in the thousands place, meaning it stands for 5,000. The number 4 is in the hundreds place, so it represents 400.

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This way, we can understand how big or small a number really is by looking at where each digit is located!

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What does the digit in the thousands place represent?

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In the number 5,432, what does the '4' represent?

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