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What digit is in the Tens place in 3,296?
This is a reverse place value question. Instead of asking “What is the place value of this digit?”, we ask: Which digit is in a given place? To solve it, we always start counting from the right side of the number.
Count from the right → ones(1), tens(2), hundreds(3), thousands(4)…Answer
In 3296, the digit in the
Tens place is 9.
How we found it (step-by-step)
1) Write the number: 3,296
2) Start on the rightmost digit (ones).
3) Count to position 2 (Tens).
4) The digit you land on is the answer.
2) Start on the rightmost digit (ones).
3) Count to position 2 (Tens).
4) The digit you land on is the answer.
Small check
The Tens place means 101.
The digit here tells how many groups of 101 are in the number.
All places in the same number
Want to explore 3,296 more? Here are other places in the same number.
Hint: the digit is 6.
Hint: the digit is 9.
Hint: the digit is 2.
Hint: the digit is 3.
Place value of each digit in the same number
These links open the “place value of a digit in a number” pages for 3,296.
This digit is in the Ones place.
This digit is in the Tens place.
This digit is in the Hundreds place.
This digit is in the Thousands place.
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