Know the value of each digit based on its position in a number.
Where your child meets this in real life: Understanding money amounts, distances, or measurements where digit position matters
SEAGReady breaks identify place value of a digit into 3 steps, taught in order so each skill builds on the last.
Identify the value of any digit in numbers up to 999
Identify the value of any digit in numbers up to 999,999
Identify digit values in numbers containing zeros
Three free sample questions from our identify place value of a digit course. Every question comes with a full explanation, and hints that guide without giving the answer away.
Aoife scored 385 points in a spelling test. What is the value of the digit 8 in her score?
Answer: A. 80
Count positions from the right: - 5 is in the ones place - 8 is in the tens place - 3 is in the hundreds place The digit 8 is in the tens place. 8 tens = 8 x 10 = 80 The value of the digit 8 is 80.
Stuck? Start here: Count positions from the right: ones, tens, hundreds.
The Titanic Museum in Belfast had 32,456 visitors last month. What is the value of the digit 2 in this number?
Answer: A. 2,000
Count positions from the right in 32,456: - 6 is in the ones place - 5 is in the tens place - 4 is in the hundreds place - 2 is in the thousands place - 3 is in the ten thousands place The digit 2 is in the thousands place. 2 thousands = 2 x 1,000 = 2,000 The value of the digit 2 is 2,000.
Stuck? Start here: Count positions from the right: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands.
A charity in Armagh raised 30,405 for a local hospital. What is the value of the digit 3 in this amount?
Answer: A. 30,000
Count positions from the right in 30,405 (zeros count too!): - 5 is in the ones place - 0 is in the tens place - 4 is in the hundreds place - 0 is in the thousands place - 3 is in the ten thousands place The digit 3 is in the ten thousands place. 3 ten thousands = 3 x 10,000 = 30,000 The value of the digit 3 is 30,000.
Stuck? Start here: Count ALL positions from the right, including zeros.
This is the exact interactive worked example your child sees in SEAGReady. Step through it and watch the method build up.
Cian scored 457 points in his favourite video game.
What is the value of the digit 5 in his score?
457
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Cian scored 457 points in his favourite video game.
What is the value of the digit 5 in his score?
The digit 5 has a value of 50.
The key insight: The digit tells you how many, but its position tells you how much each one is worth!
Watch out: The value is 5. That's just the digit itself. The VALUE depends on its position - 5 tens means 50.
These are the misconceptions we see most often in identify place value of a digit, including the ones our practice questions are specifically designed to catch.
Struggling with identify place value of a digit? The real gap is often in one of these earlier topics.
SEAGReady finds the exact step where your child gets stuck, teaches it with worked examples like the one above, and brings it back for review so it sticks.