Place value of a digit is the value represented by a digit in a number on the basis of its <em>position</em> in the number.
In the given number 325,785,901 the digit 8 is in the ten-thousands place.
You should count the number of digits from right to left, and you can see 8 is in the <em>position</em> "5" and its corresponds to the ten-thousands place.
