Question

IN WHICH PLACE IS THE FIRST DIGIT IN THE QUOTIENT 1,497 by 5?

Answer 1

The first digit of the quotient would be in the hundreds place.

Answer 2

1,497 ÷ 5 = 299.4.
Which place is the 2 in?
The 2 is in the hundreds place. To the left of the decimal, it goes ones, tens, hundreds, so on. To the right of the decimal, it goes tenths, hundredths, thousandths, so on.