Question

How do you tell how many times greater is the 5 in 458,039 than the 5 in 271,145

Answer 1

1,000
the 5 in 45,039 has a value of 1,000 while the 5 in 271,145 has a value of 1 and 1,000/1=1,000

Answer 2

count the number of places it is. The 5 in 458,039 is in the 10,000 place and the 5 in 271,145 is in the ones place so the 5 in 458,039 is 10,000 times greater