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Example 2: Write the number shown on the given abacus.

Solution: There are 3 beads in the ones column, 5 beads
in the tens column, 2 beads in the hundreds
column and 6 beads in the thousands column.

Thus, this abacus shows the number 6253. Th H T O

Exercise 2.2

1. Draw the beads on each abacus to represent the given number.

(a) (b) (c)

Th H T O Th H T O Th H T O
1 0 3 0 8 3 7 5 5 5 0 3

2. Write the number shown on each abacus.

(a) (b) (c)

Th H T O Th H T O Th H T O

Place Value and Face Value
The place value of each digit in a number depends upon its place (position) in the number.

The face value of each digit in a number is the number itself.

Let’s Attempt

Example 1: Find the place value and face value of each digit in number 6574.
Solution: Th H T O Place Face

6 5 7 4 value value

Ones place 4 × 1 = 4 4

Tens place 7 × 10 = 70 7

Hundreds place 5 × 100 = 500 5

Thousands place 6 × 1000 = 6000 6