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The question
Question: what is the value of the 6 in 86,452?
Value of the 6 in 86,452
1 Put the digits in the chart
We put each digit in its place, from the ones on the right.
2 Find the 6
The 6 is in the thousands place.
3 Write its value
6 thousands is 6,000.
6 thousands = 6,000
Careful!
The value is not just 6.
It is 6 thousands: 6,000.
Careful: not 6 ✗
4 Check
Keep the 6.
Make every digit after it a 0.
We get 6,000.
Yes!
It works.
86,452 → 6,000
Let's look back.
First: put the digits in the chart.
Then: find the 6.
Then: write its value.
Last: check.
Answer
6 thousands = 6,000