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The question
Question: what is the value of the 9 in 39,105?
Value of the 9 in 39,105
1 Put the digits in the chart
We put each digit in its place, from the ones on the right.
2 Find the 9
The 9 is in the thousands place.
3 Write its value
9 thousands is 9,000.
9 thousands = 9,000
Careful!
The value is not just 9.
It is 9 thousands: 9,000.
Careful: not 9 ✗
4 Check
Keep the 9.
Make every digit after it a 0.
We get 9,000.
Yes!
It works.
39,105 → 9,000
Let's look back.
First: put the digits in the chart.
Then: find the 9.
Then: write its value.
Last: check.
Answer
9 thousands = 9,000