Place value and face value - Differences and Exercise

Place value and face value - Differences and Exercise

Place Value

The digit multiplied by hundreds or thousands, depending on where it is put, is called place value.

For e.g.:

Place value of 6 in 650:

6*100 = 600

For 0, the place value is 0.

A digit’s place value should be multiplied by the digit value of the position in which it is found.

Face Value

Face value simply refers to the value of a digit within a number.

For e.g.:

The face value of 6 in 650 is 6.

For 0, the face value is also 0

The face value of a digit remains constant irrespective of its location.

Solved Example

Determine the Place value and Face value for each digit in the following numbers –

1. 7635

For 5 Place Value 5

Face Value 5*1 = 5

For 3 Place Value 3

Face Value 3*10 =30

For 6 Place Value 6

Face Value 6*100 = 600

For 7 Place Value 7

Face Value 7*1000 = 7000

2. Find the product of Place value of 8 in 8,439 

For the Place value of 8,

8 × 1000 = 8000

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