To find what the value of the digit 8 is, we can start by moving from the right. In a number, the place value goes (from right to left) ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands, hundred-thousands, millions and so on. Now we can find out what each of the numbers is.
Since 3 is the first, that means 3 is in the ones place.
Since 9 is second, that means that 9 is in the tens place.
Since 2 is third, that means that 2 is in the hundreds place.
Since 6 is fourth, that means that 6 is in the thousands place.
Now, we have 8. Since 8 is fifth, that means that 8 is in the ten-thousands place. But that's not the value of the eight. The value of the 8 would be it's place value (10,000) times 8. 10,000 * 8 = 80,000, so the value of the digit 8 in the number 686293 is 80,000.
