Summary
How place value works for multi-digit whole numbers -- what each digit is worth based on its position. Mr. J lines up the places clearly.
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Discussion questions
A digit's value depends on its place -- ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, and on.
- What is the 7 worth in 4,700?
- How is each place related to the one beside it?
- How does place value help you read big numbers?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: place value, digit, ones, tens, hundreds
- Name the value of each digit in 6,208.
- Which digit is in the thousands place of 3,145?