Step by step
The question
Question: what is the value of the 1 in 61,230?
Value of the 1 in 61,230
1 Put the digits in the chart
We put each digit in its place, from the ones on the right.
2 Find the 1
The 1 is in the thousands place.
3 Write its value
1 thousand is 1,000.
1 thousand = 1,000
Careful!
The value is not just 1.
It is 1 thousands: 1,000.
Careful: not 1 ✗
4 Check
Keep the 1.
Make every digit after it a 0.
We get 1,000.
Yes!
It works.
61,230 → 1,000
Let's look back.
First: put the digits in the chart.
Then: find the 1.
Then: write its value.
Last: check.
Answer
1 thousand = 1,000