5-digit number: tens
for 4th grade

Tens place value in 5 digit numbers

Each digit in a number has a specific place name and value depending on its position. In our base-10 numeral system, the place values are units, tens, hundreds, thousands, and so on. We read these place values of a number from right to left, starting with the units.

For example, consider the 5 digit number 48,925

• The units position is occupied by the number 5
• The tens position is occupied by the number 2
• The hundreds position is occupied by the number 9
• The thousands position is occupied by the number 8
• The ten-thousands position is occupied by the number 4

To locate the tens digit of a 5 digit number, first find the units place by looking at the last digit on the right. The tens digit is the next digit to the left. In our example above, the tens place is occupied by the number 2.

To get the value of the tens digit, simply multiply that digit by 10. In our example above, the value of the tens digit of 48,925 is:

48,925 : value of tens digit : 2 x 10 = 20.

Here are some more examples of how to get the tens place value of 5 digit numbers:

The value of the tens digit of 97,372 is 70

The value of the tens digit of 81,043 is 40

The value of the tens digit of 28,407 is 0

This topic asks you to work out the value of the tens digit in a series of 5 digit numbers.

Related topics

• 5 digit numbers: units place value
• 5 digit numbers: hundreds place value
• 5 digit numbers: thousands place value