The digit 5 is in the tens place, and the digit 6 is in the ones place. Look at the number of digits to the right of the digit, or write your number into a place-value chart, with the last digit in th...The digit 5 is in the tens place, and the digit 6 is in the ones place. Look at the number of digits to the right of the digit, or write your number into a place-value chart, with the last digit in the ones column. For example, for the number of days in a normal year, 365, the digit 3 is in the hundreds place. For whole numbers with four digits, begin the name with the number of thousands, followed by the period name, as in the example below.
