What is the value of 2 in 5,014,245? I wrote 200 and got it wrong. The 2 is in the hundreds place
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given the number:
5, 014, 245
Determine the value of 2.
Solution:
In order to determine the value of 2, we must familiarize ourselves first with place value of the numbers. The number places are as follow in an ascending order: Ones/units, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions, hundred millions, and so on. For decimals, the number places starts with; tenths, hundredths, thousandths, ten thousandths, hundred thousandths, and so on.
2 is located 3 units to the left, hence it is in the hundred place, which can be written as 200.
Final answer:
2 is in the hundreds place.