1. The problem asks for the value of the digit 7 in the number 570296. 2. To find the value of a digit in a number, multiply the digit by its place value. 3. The place values from right to left are: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands, hundred-thousands. 4. In 570296, the digit 7 is in the ten-thousands place. 5. The value of the digit 7 is therefore $7 \times 10,000 = 70,000$. 6. So, the value of 7 in 570296 is 70000.