the value of the 5 in 634,952 is blank times the value of the 5 in 43,597

Question

the value of the 5 in 634,952 is blank times the value of the 5 in 43,597

Answer 1

Numbers have place value.  The 5 in 634,952 is in the tens place, so it's value is 5×10 = 50.  The 5 in 43,597 is in the hundreds place, so its value is 5×100 = 500.  So the 5 in 634,952 is only 50/500 = 1/10 as big as the 5 in 43,597.