Question

Face value of 9 in 9,74,342 is
A.9lakhs
B. Lakhs
C.9
D.1

Answer 1

Hint: Here, we are required to find face value of a digit in a given number. We will define face value and place value and then using the definition we will find the required answer. The face value of any number can be represented as the value of the digit itself. It does not matter what the position of the digit is.

Complete step-by-step answer:
We will first define the term face value as well as the term place value.
Face Value of a digit is the value of the digit itself i.e. no matter what is the position of that digit in a given number; its face value would remain the same.
Place Value of a digit depends upon the position or place of the digit i.e. if we need to find the place value of a number then we would have to multiply its face value with the numerical value of its place/position.
As we know, in general form, when a number is expanded, then we write its positions as units place, tens place, hundreds place, thousands place, etc.
Hence, these ‘places’ give us the required numerical value for calculating the place value.
In this question, we have to find the Face value of 9 in 9,74,342. So, using the definition of face value, we can say that its face value would remain the same i.e. 9 itself.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Note: We might get confused between face value and place value. If we were asked the place value of this given number, then we would have made the following table:

Digits	Place Value
9	Lakhs
7	Ten Thousands
4	Thousands
3	Hundreds
4	Tens
2	Ones/ Units

Therefore, the most important thing which should be kept in mind to solve such types of questions is the difference between face value and place value.