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What is the value of the digit 3 in 342?
Answer & why
Answer: 300
The 3 is in the hundreds place, so it represents 300.
Grade 3 · Math
Hundreds, tens and ones
Identify the value of a digit in a three-digit number.
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Question 1
What is the value of the digit 6 in 690?
- 610
- 600
- 601
- 599
A hint
Find the named digit's place. A digit in the hundreds place is worth that many hundreds.
Answer & why
Answer: 600
The 6 is in the hundreds place, so it represents 600.
Question 2
What is the value of the digit 5 in 157?
- 51
- 60
- 49
- 50
A hint
Find the named digit's place. A digit in the hundreds place is worth that many hundreds.
Answer & why
Answer: 50
The 5 is in the tens place, so it represents 50.
Question 3
What is the value of the digit 3 in 342?
- 301
- 300
- 299
- 310
A hint
Find the named digit's place. A digit in the hundreds place is worth that many hundreds.
Answer & why
Answer: 300
The 3 is in the hundreds place, so it represents 300.
Question 4
What is the value of the digit 8 in 581?
- 90
- 81
- 79
- 80
A hint
Find the named digit's place. A digit in the hundreds place is worth that many hundreds.
Answer & why
Answer: 80
The 8 is in the tens place, so it represents 80.
Question 5
What is the value of the digit 7 in 706?
- 710
- 701
- 699
- 700
A hint
Find the named digit's place. A digit in the hundreds place is worth that many hundreds.
Answer & why
Answer: 700
The 7 is in the hundreds place, so it represents 700.
Question 6
What is the value of the digit 2 in 924?
- 19
- 20
- 30
- 21
A hint
Find the named digit's place. A digit in the hundreds place is worth that many hundreds.
Answer & why
Answer: 20
The 2 is in the tens place, so it represents 20.
Question 7
What is the value of the digit 8 in 468?
- 8
- 9
- 7
- 18
A hint
Find the named digit's place. A digit in the hundreds place is worth that many hundreds.
Answer & why
Answer: 8
The 8 is in the ones place, so it represents 8.
Question 8
What is the value of the digit 3 in 835?
- 30
- 31
- 40
- 29
A hint
Find the named digit's place. A digit in the hundreds place is worth that many hundreds.
Answer & why
Answer: 30
The 3 is in the tens place, so it represents 30.