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The question
Question: what is the value of the 3 in 2,437,105?
Value of the 3 in 2,437,105
1 Put the digits in the chart
We put each digit in its place, from the ones on the right.
2 Find the 3
The 3 is in the ten thousands place.
3 Write its value
3 ten thousands is 30,000.
3 ten thousands = 30,000
Careful!
The value is not just 3.
It is 3 ten thousands: 30,000.
Careful: not 3 ✗
4 Check
Keep the 3.
Make every digit after it a 0.
We get 30,000.
Yes!
It works.
2,437,105 → ,30,000
Let's look back.
First: put the digits in the chart.
Then: find the 3.
Then: write its value.
Last: check.
Answer
3 ten thousands = 30,000