Place Value Chart

A place value chart is a table that helps you understand the value of each digit in a number. It organizes digits based on their position relative to the decimal point.

Place Value Chart For Whole Numbers

Each digit in a whole number has a place value, based on its position from the right, as seen in the following place value chart. Scroll down the page for more examples and solutions.

 

• Place Value Worksheets

  Ten and Ones (eg. 17 = __ ten and __ ones)
  Count Tens & Ones (with pictures)
  Count Tens & Ones (with place value charts)
  Tens and Ones (eg. 73 = __ tens and __ ones)
  

  Add Tens & Ones (with pictures)
  Add Tens & Ones (eg. 60 + 4 = )
  1 more, 1 less, 10 more, 10 less
  

  Hundreds, Tens, Ones (eg. 536 = 500 + 30 + 6)
  Expanded Form (up to hundreds)
  Expanded Form (up to millions)
  

How to Use the Chart:

1. Write each digit of the number in its corresponding place value column.
   
2. The value of a digit is determined by the digit itself multiplied by its place value.
   

The value of a digit in the number is the digit multiplied by the place value.

The following table shows examples to distinguish between the place value of a digit and the value of a digit.

 

Place Values For Whole Numbers

• Place Values To 100
• Place Values To 100 000

Place Value Chart For Decimal Numbers

For decimals, the place value chart will include the decimal point and the positions after the decimal point. Digits to the right of the decimal point represent fractions (from left to right):as illustrated in the following table.

 

Remember that the place value after the decimal point is tenths.

Decimal Place Value To Thousandths

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How To Determine The Place Value Of The Digits In A Decimal And How To Read Decimals?

Example:
How to read each decimal in words

1. 0.6
2. 0.05
3. 3.8
4. 15.001

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Key Rules
Moving Left: Each place is 10× larger (e.g., 10 ones = 1 ten).
Moving Right (↓): Each place is 10× smaller (e.g., 1 tenth = 0.1).
Zero (0): Holds a place when no value is present (e.g., 205 vs. 25).

Try the free Mathway calculator and problem solver below to practice various math topics. Try the given examples, or type in your own problem and check your answer with the step-by-step explanations.

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