In the number 63,407,218, which place value does the digit 7 occupy?
ATen thousands place
BThousands place
CHundreds place
DMillions place
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Thousands place
1. Write 63,407,218 into a place value chart, starting from the right.
2. Counting from the right, the digits fall into ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, and so on.
3. The digit 7 sits in the thousands place of this number.
4. Ten thousands place holds the 0, hundreds place holds the 2, and millions place holds the 3, so none of those match the digit 7.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 1 "Whole Numbers", section 1.1 Introduction to Whole Numbers_
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