Question

Interchange the digits in hundreds and tens place in the number 54,150. Can you tell if the value of new number will increase or decrease and by how much?

Answer 1

Answer: Increases by 360

Explanation:

The number in hundreds place is 1 and tens place is 5. If you interchange these numbers, you place 1 in the tens place and 5 in the hundreds place.

So, it would be 54,510.

The number is increases since the hundreds value is more now.

54,510 - 54,150 = 360

Increases by 360