Question

In 1934, there was an extreme drought in the Great Plains. In the number 1934, is the value of the 9 in the hundreds place ten times the value of the 3 in the tens place?

Answer 1

No, the value of the 9 in the hundreds place is not ten times the value of the 3 in the tens place.

Explanation:

Given number,

1934

We can write,

1934 = 1000 + 900 + 30 + 4

So, the value of 9 = 900 ( place value )

And, the value of 3 = 30

`\because \frac{\text{Value of 9}}{\text{Value of 3}}=(900)/(30)`

`=(30)/(1)`

`\implies \text{Value of 9}=30* \text{Value of 3}`

Hence, the value of the 9 in the hundreds place is 30 times the value of the 3 in the tens place.

i.e. the given statement is not true.

Answer 2

No the value of the 9 in the hundreds place is not ten times the value of the 3 in the tens place. The value of the 3 is 30 and 30 times ten is not 900.