Question

Which statement is correct about the relationship between place values?

a. Each place value is 10 times the value of the digit to its left.
b. Each place value is 100 times the value of the digit to its left.
c. Each place value is 1/10 the value of the digit to its left.
d. Each place value is 1/100 the value of the digit to its left.

Answer 1

The correct statement about the relationship between place values is that each place value is 10 times the value of the digit to its left.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct statement about the relationship between place values is a. Each place value is 10 times the value of the digit to its left. When you move from right to left in a number, each place value is 10 times greater than the one before it. For example, in the number 234, the value of '2' in the hundreds place is 10 times greater than the value of '3' in the tens place.