Question

In the number 550, is the value of the 5 in the tens place ten times greater than the value of the 5 in the hundreds place?

Answer 1

It is the other way round.

A hundred is worth ten times more than ten.

Explanation:

It is the other way round.

A hundred is worth ten times more than ten.
`100 = 10xx10`

In `color(red)(5)color(blue)(5)0` the values are as follows:

`color(red)(5) xx 100 = color(red)500`
`color(blue)(5) xx 10 = color(blue)50`

500 is 10 times bigger than 50.

The further a digit is to the left in a number, the higher is it place value.