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How much larger is 8 in 8237 and 8 in 823.7

User Metin
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From right to left the place ment system is ones tens hundreds thousands.
User Ubermonkey
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Since the 8 in the first number is in the thousands place, its value it 8*1000=8000.
Since the 8 in the second number is in the hundreds place, its value is 8*100=800.

8000 is ten times 800.
Final answer: 10x as large
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