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What is the value of the digit 5 in the number 75?

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The number is 75.

The 7 in this number is in the tenths place value which means it's worth 70

The 5 in this number is in the ones place value so it means its a 5.

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User Kerido
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Answer is 5 .


Explanation;

To find out the value of 5 in 75, you should know the place values of digits in numbers.

Let's consider the number 123456 for this explanation. The place values of the digits as

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Hundred thousands Ten thousands Thousands Hundreds Tens ones


The expanded way of 123456 is 100000 + 20000 + 3000 + 400 + 50 + 6


Likewise, 75 can be written in expanded way as 70 + 5. Hence, the place value of 5 is 5.


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