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PLACE VALUE AND FACE VALUE

The place value of a digit in a number depends on the place it holds.

The face value of a digit is the digit itself.

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Let us write the place value of the digits in the number 23 5 using an abacus.

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23 5 Th H T O

5 ones or 5
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4 tens or 0
3 hundreds or 300
2 thousands or 2000

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So, the place value of 5 in 23 5 is 5.
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the place value of in 23 5 is 0.
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the place value of 3 in 23 5 is 300.
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the place value of 2 in 23 5 is 2000.

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Let us now write the place value of the digits in the number 567.
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In 567,
7 is in ones place; the place value of 7 is 7.

6 is in tens place; the place value of 6 is 60.
5 is in hundreds place; the place value of 5 is 500.

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4 is in thousands place; the place value of is 000.
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Let us write the face value of the digits in the number 567.
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In 567,
the face value of 7 is 7.

the face value of 6 is 6.

the face value of 5 is 5.
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the face value of is .

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