500
Mrs. Gritton thinks that the digit 9 in the following number has the greatest value since it is larger than the other digits. Is she correct, why or why not?
679,513
Mrs. Gritton is not correct. The digit 9 is actually in the thousands place and has a value of 9,000. The number with the greatest value would be 6 since it is in the hundred thousands and has a value of 600,000.