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The question
Question: what is the value of the 5 in 5,280,946?
Value of the 5 in 5,280,946
1 Put the digits in the chart
We put each digit in its place, from the ones on the right.
2 Find the 5
The 5 is in the millions place.
3 Write its value
5 millions is 5,000,000.
5 millions = 5,000,000
Careful!
The value is not just 5.
It is 5 millions: 5,000,000.
Careful: not 5 ✗
4 Check
Keep the 5.
Make every digit after it a 0.
We get 5,000,000.
Yes!
It works.
5,280,946 → 5,000,000
Let's look back.
First: put the digits in the chart.
Then: find the 5.
Then: write its value.
Last: check.
Answer
5 millions = 5,000,000