The place value of 2 in the number of 62.53 is ______?

2 tenths

2 tens

2 ones

None of these

In the number 62.53, the digit 2 is in the tens place.

The number can be read as: 60 (tens) + 2 (ones) + 0.5 + 0.03

So, place value of 2 = 2 × 10 = 20