Place Value Finder
PlaceValue.net helps you learn place value by showing real examples and explaining them step by step. Instead of just giving answers, each example shows how the digit's position determines its value, so you can apply the same method to any number.
Each example shows a number, a digit, and explains where that digit is in the number, such as ones, tens, or hundreds. By following the steps, students can understand how to find place value and use the same method for any number.
Quick Calculator
Enter a number and a position from the right.
Mini chart
| Position | Place | Power of 10 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ones | 100 |
| 2 | Tens | 101 |
| 3 | Hundreds | 102 |
| 4 | Thousands | 103 |
How to find place value (simple method)
1) Write the number. 2) Count from the right to find the place. 3) Multiply the digit by the correct power of 10.
5 → ones → 5
1 → tens → 10
2 → hundreds → 200
3 → thousands → 3000
Decimals (place value after the point)
Place value also works for decimal numbers. Digits on the right side of the decimal point have special names.
Second digit → hundredths
Third digit → thousandths
Example: In 7.305
0 → hundredths → 0.00
5 → thousandths → 0.005
To find decimal place value, start at the decimal point and count to the right.
Each block includes a readable question link + the step-by-step reasoning.
1) Number: 5,877
2) Position 4 from the right is Thousands
3) Digit there is 5
4) Place value = digit × 103 = 5,000
1) Number: 5,614
2) Position 2 from the right is Tens
3) Digit there is 1
4) Place value = digit × 101 = 10
1) Number: 32
2) Position 2 from the right is Tens
3) Digit there is 3
4) Place value = digit × 101 = 30
1) Number: 4,882
2) Position 3 from the right is Hundreds
3) Digit there is 8
4) Place value = digit × 102 = 800
“What digit is in the hundreds place in 7012?” style practice.
These open the dedicated answer pages for decimal numbers.
Decimal numbers follow the same place value rules as whole numbers. The only difference is that decimal places move to the right of the decimal point.
1st place → tenths
2nd place → hundredths
3rd place → thousandths
2 is in the hundredths place (0.02)
8 is in the thousandths place (0.008)