Question

Samira and tineka wrote a 4-digit numbers

Samira: 8,754. Tineka: 4,839.

The value of the 8 in samira' s number is how many times greater than the value of the 8 in tineka's number?

A) 10
B) 100
C) 1
D) 1000

Answer 1

A.

Explanation:

The 8 in samira's is in the thousands place, that is, it represents 8000.

The 8 in Tineka's number is in the hundreds place, that is, it represents 800.

Now, clearly the 8 in Samira's number is bigger than the 8 in Tineka's number, also we have that

8000 = 800*10. Then, 8000 is 10 times 800. Therefore, the 8 in Samira's number is 10 times greater than the value of the 8 in Tineka's number.

So, the answer is A.