In the number 63,407,218, which place value holds the digit 1?
AThe ones place
BThe hundreds place
CThe thousands place
DThe tens place
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The tens place
1. Write out 63,407,218 with each digit placed in its own column.
2. Counting from the right, the ones digit is 8 and the next digit to its left is 1.
3. The column just to the left of the ones place is the tens place.
4. So the digit 1 in 63,407,218 sits in the tens place.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 1 "Foundations", section 1.1 Introduction to Whole Numbers_
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