JENECONKMaths Universe

Place Value

Ages 6–10

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Place Value

Every digit in a number has a special position called its place value. The same digit means different things in different positions.

Your goals

  • ✓You can understand ones, tens, hundreds, and more.
  • ✓You can use digit, place value correctly.
  • ✓You can name the place before stating the digit's value.

Words to know

digit:
A symbol from 0 to 9.
place value:
The value a digit has because of its position in a number.

Examples

  • 1In 345: 3 means 3 hundreds, 4 means 4 tens, and 5 means 5 ones.
  • 2In 2,087: the 0 means zero hundreds.

Check these

  • • Do not give the digit instead of its value.
  • • Keep every number, symbol, label, and unit in its correct place.
  • • Show enough working to check how you reached your answer.

Helpful habits

  • • Read the whole question before choosing what to do.
  • • Show one clear step at a time and check each step.
  • • If you are stuck, draw a model, try smaller numbers, or revisit the example.

Now try your own

Create your own place value example, solve it, and explain how you checked it.

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Creativity & Innovation

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