Given:
Vin says in 4,346, one 4 is 10 times as great as the other 4.
To check:
Vin's statement is correct or wrong.
Explanation:
The place value of one 4's is 40. Because it is in the tens place.
The place value of another 4's is 4000. Because it is in thousands plance.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 40\times100=4000 \\ 40\times10\ne4000 \end{gathered}[/tex]From this, we observe that 40 is 100 times as great as 4000.
Therefore, Vin's statement is incorrect.
Final answer:
No, Vin's statement is incorrect.
