In the number 63,407,218, which place value holds the digit 6?
AThe millions place
BThe hundred-millions place
CThe ten-millions place
DThe ten-thousands place
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The ten-millions place
1. Write out 63,407,218 with each digit in its own place value column.
2. Counting from the ones place on the right, the digit 6 is the eighth digit from the right.
3. The eighth place value column from the ones place is the ten-millions place.
4. So the 6 in 63,407,218 sits in the ten-millions place.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 1 "Foundations", section 1.1 Introduction to Whole Numbers_
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